| If you're having some strange problems with your | | | | computer for several minutes to several hours. |
| computer, it could be that the power supplied to your | | | | Hopefully this gives the power problem enough time to |
| machine from your wall outlet is dirty. Or perhaps you | | | | correct itself. Generally speaking the price of a UPS |
| could been the recent victim of a power surge or | | | | goes up with the size of the battery inside. At the very |
| spike during a hydro-blackout, or storm. Power surges | | | | least, having only a small battery will at least give you |
| occur, when too much hydro-is transmitted down the | | | | the time to save everything you're working on, and |
| line even for just a nanosecond or so. It can often be | | | | powerdown your computer systematically, and safely. |
| caused by other electrical units connected to the | | | | There are a few different types of power supplies |
| same circuit. Sometimes a computer may not have | | | | you should consider. One type of uninterruptible power |
| enough power, due to a heavy draw from other items | | | | supply, is called the same by UPS. The other type of |
| such as air conditioners. | | | | uninterruptible power supply, is called a continuous UPS. |
| Fortunately the solution to this problem. What you need | | | | Both UPS types share some similarity. They both |
| is an uninterruptible power supply, commonly known as | | | | remain plugged into your standard Hydro, and charge a |
| the UPS. This basically introduces a middleman | | | | set of internal batteries. A standby UPS, will only |
| protector between your computer and the Hydro | | | | switch to battery power, for your computer, whether it |
| coming from your wall socket. The UPS plugs into the | | | | detects a power surge, or a power blackout. The |
| wall and draws energy to charge a battery. The | | | | stand by UPS can switch the battery power very |
| power from the battery, as I use the power your | | | | quickly, in only a few milliseconds. With a continuous |
| computer. By adding this extra step, power surges, | | | | UPS, your computer is always running from the |
| power sides and blackouts will have little effect on | | | | battery. The UPS is constantly charging the battery |
| your computer. When the power goes out, the | | | | with power from your standard Hydro. If the power |
| batteries on the UPS takeover and continue to supply | | | | goes out, there is no need for the UPS to switch to |
| power to your computer. Depending on the size of | | | | battery, and there is no delay of power supplied to |
| your batteries, you be able to continue using your | | | | your computer. |