Re: True surge protector

> True Surge Protector.
> I hope I am listing everyone who responded. Forgive me if I missed
> someone. Thanks for all the info.
> JT Moree
> Shawn Badger
> Ben Francom
> Craig White
> Donn
> Dazed_75
> Erik Bixby
> I learned a few more things than I set out to.
> Even though the formula for VA will give watts this is not exactly
> true. I read that VA is not power consumption .... OK so why would I
> not need a battery if I were not to consume it's power?
> I started out looking for surge suppressors and had a few question
> about what I believe.
>         Two types of suppressors

>         A) routes surges to ground and has a good long life 
>         B) surge goes into a capacitor which will eventually fill to
>         capacity leaving this device to be an extension cord only.
> I have the Isobar model 4 which is 13 years old. Which I can get for
> about $56.00. I believe this model falls into A above.
> I looked at the UPS at 1) http://www.mgeups.com/ 2)
> http://www.apc.com 
> So when I look at this one it seems it will do what I want.
> http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=BE350R&total_watts=200
> Why is a UPS so much cheaper than the Isobar? Could it be like inkjet
> printers? Sell the printer cheap and make money on the ink? IE sell
> the UPS cheap and make your money off the replacement batteries?
> Several points you all made:
>         keep monitor on UPS so one can override or control shutdown.
>         If multiple systems are controlled via your network your
>         hub/switch will need to be on the UPS also.
> Everyone jumped on the UPS bandwagon, never mentioning surge
> supressors.
> Thanks to everyone who replied.
> I can see I have more learning to do!
> Thanks,
> Keith