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12-02-2014, 22:28

UPS serve a number of functions - keeps power going in the event of a power cut; as above when the battery is nearly out it can command your computer to shutdown - and most can power it up again when power is restore and the battery has reached a certain percentage. Other features are smoothing out the power from spikes and brown outs.

Be careful when buying though - most home UPS have the standard BS1363 socket. If you plug a power adapter / brick into one of them you may not have enough space around the next socket to use it due to the overlap.

Your best off getting an industry standard UPS with IEC connectors - then you can plug in your PC PSU + monitors. If you need to plug in anything else just convert a 4-way socket with an IEC connector - just don't load it up to much.

12-02-2014, 22:28	#4
LSainsbury Guest Location: Near Hungerford, West Berkshire Services: TV: Sky HD, Landline: BT, Mobile: Orange, Internet: Quite Slow! Posts: n/a	Re: Uninterrupted Power Supply UPS serve a number of functions - keeps power going in the event of a power cut; as above when the battery is nearly out it can command your computer to shutdown - and most can power it up again when power is restore and the battery has reached a certain percentage. Other features are smoothing out the power from spikes and brown outs. Be careful when buying though - most home UPS have the standard BS1363 socket. If you plug a power adapter / brick into one of them you may not have enough space around the next socket to use it due to the overlap. Your best off getting an industry standard UPS with IEC connectors - then you can plug in your PC PSU + monitors. If you need to plug in anything else just convert a 4-way socket with an IEC connector - just don't load it up to much.