I spoke to a technician at a U.P.S., uninterrutable power supply, company and he said it would not cause any problems to the computer. But my understanding is that any extra voltage straying into the pc will cause problems long term, is this true?
2007-07-09 09:00:03 · 4 answers · asked by rodrigo m 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
330 volts is the maximum amount of voltage my ups device will allow to pass through to my computer. Hence my question. Based on what I am learning I am going to purchase a Transformer Based Filter that will only allow a maximum of 130 volts in the event of a surge.
By the way I found out, there are a lot of UPS devices that will allow way more than 10 volts into your system - so check with the company, sometimes they don't specify this information freely(it's not in their best interest).
The tech from my ups device was obviously wrong. Thanks for all your help.
2007-07-09 11:05:37 · update #1
If the UPS is doing its job, it will regulate the voltage that your computer's power supply sees to be a constant 110 volts (in the US, anyway), regardless of the input voltage of the UPS. However, if the UPS fails or short circuits, it might deliver more voltage than it's supposed to.
Ideally, the UPS would simply break the circuit when it malfunctioned, but this may not always be the case.
2007-07-09 09:06:35 · answer #1 · answered by lithiumdeuteride 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why 330 volt and not 240 or 480 which is more realistic and how may amps are we talking. If you are expecting a lightning strike then it will pop your breakers.
2007-07-09 16:06:24 · answer #2 · answered by RomeoMike 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're really asking two different questions here. 330 V will definitely fry your pc, but a UPS is generally designed to be somewhat fail-safe, that is, it will usually protect your computer past its own failure.
2007-07-09 16:48:59 · answer #3 · answered by Helmut 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
At best you'll pop a fuse. At worst you'll fry it.
2007-07-09 16:02:42 · answer #4 · answered by Del Piero 10 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋