G80FTW
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Only on garbage units. Anything we would recommend here has automatic voltage regulation.
Ummm....pretty sure my Antec has a switch you have to change for the input voltage and its far from garbage...
Only on garbage units. Anything we would recommend here has automatic voltage regulation.
I think you'll find it doesn't..
I honestly dont remember. Its 7 years old and i dont feel like taking it out of the case to look because my case covers up part of it on the outside.
But either way, just saying every power supply is garbage if it has a toggle switch is ignorant.
Since electronics are robust, then most 'surges' hyped by HowStuffWorks are only noise. Your concern is a rare and destructive transient that occurs maybe once every seven years. A number that can vary significantly even in the same town.
And that neither a power strip nor UPS claims top protect from.
You are strongly advised to consider this superior and less expensive 'whole house' solution.
Since even a UPS needs protection only possible with that proven solution.
Mate, don't call me ignorant. Your PSU has no switch. Quality units have the internal regulation circuitry. That increases cost, so a physical switch is cheaper and found much more on garbage units.
Why are so many computers and other electronics not routinely destroyed when the attached UPS switches to battery backup mode?And, I dont think 270 volts would be fine for all electronics that are made to run 110-120 volts.
But it can withstand 15,000 volts when part of a system.
Surges that can even destroy some power strip protectors are too tiny to overwhelm protection in many appliances.
OP's concern is a rare transient that typically causes damage. No adjacent power strip even claims to protect from that type of surge.
Yea. My stepdad had like 6 of these things that had batteries in them, im assuming those are the ups's your talking about? They said APC on them, think it was the brand name. I threw them all away because they had been sittin in my garage for about a decade.
Yeah APC's a pretty reputable brand. You just toss 'em in the trash? They have a lot of toxic stuff in them... and they're essentially a huge battery with a bit of simple circuitry, so recycling them is definitely for the greater good. Not scolding you, but just reminding everyone.