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pc powertool name???
i want to go on vacation where they have problems with electricity and i bringing my gaing console with me. but there is a hardware that my friend have wich saves a electrisity after there isn't any and the pc stays on for a while so he cant save his document ans such. so what is the name of this hardware thanks, btw i am not english so sorry if there is any lingo mistakes. -- chilloh |
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pc powertool name???
It's called a Battery!
Seriously backup batteries have been around forever. Do a search for APC to get some Ideas. Jerry "chilloh" wrote in message ... i want to go on vacation where they have problems with electricity and i bringing my gaing console with me. but there is a hardware that my friend have wich saves a electrisity after there isn't any and the pc stays on for a while so he cant save his document ans such. so what is the name of this hardware thanks, btw i am not english so sorry if there is any lingo mistakes. -- chilloh |
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It's called an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS)
-- "chilloh" wrote in message ... i want to go on vacation where they have problems with electricity and i bringing my gaing console with me. but there is a hardware that my friend have wich saves a electrisity after there isn't any and the pc stays on for a while so he cant save his document ans such. so what is the name of this hardware thanks, btw i am not english so sorry if there is any lingo mistakes. -- chilloh |
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"chilloh" wrote in message ... yes man thanks alot. but does it work for every device except a pc because i want to use it for my gaming console. -- chilloh It will work for anything you plug into it up to the power rating for the device. They are designed to power devices for a specific amount of time and won't work indefinitely as they do run off of a battery. I have 10 UPS in my home, with various power ratings, with TVs, computers, lights and even my cell phone charger plugged into them. Summer or winter we lose electricity a lot where I live. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uninter...e_power_supply for further discussion on UPSs. Not knowing where you are posting from or where your "friend" lives where you are going on vacation, he may or may not have access to purchase a reliable device. In the US, there are many suppliers of UPSs, among them www.tripplite.com or www.APC.com |
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LVTravel;936794 Wrote: "chilloh" wrote in message ... yes man thanks alot. but does it work for every device except a pc because i want to use it for my gaming console. -- chilloh It will work for anything you plug into it up to the power rating for the device. They are designed to power devices for a specific amount of time and won't work indefinitely as they do run off of a battery. I have 10 UPS in my home, with various power ratings, with TVs, computers, lights and even my cell phone charger plugged into them. Summer or winter we lose electricity a lot where I live. See 'Uninterruptible power supply - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uninter...e_power_supply) for further discussion on UPSs. Not knowing where you are posting from or where your "friend" lives where you are going on vacation, he may or may not have access to purchase a reliable device. In the US, there are many suppliers of UPSs, among them 'www.tripplite.com' (http://www.tripplite.com) or 'www.APC.com' (http://www.APC.com) another question sorry if you hookup a ups on a device does it automaticly measuresup the device's voltage so there no problem will occure. -- chilloh |
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"chilloh" wrote in message ... LVTravel;936794 Wrote: "chilloh" wrote in message ... yes man thanks alot. but does it work for every device except a pc because i want to use it for my gaming console. -- chilloh It will work for anything you plug into it up to the power rating for the device. They are designed to power devices for a specific amount of time and won't work indefinitely as they do run off of a battery. I have 10 UPS in my home, with various power ratings, with TVs, computers, lights and even my cell phone charger plugged into them. Summer or winter we lose electricity a lot where I live. See 'Uninterruptible power supply - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uninter...e_power_supply) for further discussion on UPSs. Not knowing where you are posting from or where your "friend" lives where you are going on vacation, he may or may not have access to purchase a reliable device. In the US, there are many suppliers of UPSs, among them 'www.tripplite.com' (http://www.tripplite.com) or 'www.APC.com' (http://www.APC.com) another question sorry if you hookup a ups on a device does it automaticly measuresup the device's voltage so there no problem will occure. -- chilloh A UPS device will normally deliver only one voltage as it's output. That would be the same voltage as the standard voltage in the country where the device is used. Again, not knowing where the game console or UPS were purchased or what country they will be used in there are two common voltage ranges. 110 or 220 volts and either 50 or 60 cycles AC current (don't worry about the 50-60 cycles). If you have a game console purchased in a country where 110 volts is normal and you plug into a UPS in a country where 220 volts is normal you will probably have a very bad experience, it will fry the game console. In the reverse, the console just won't work. Now, some game consoles have a universal power supply that will convert either 110 or 220 volts to the proper amount of volts for use by the game console. You will have to read your game console's manual, or if there is a transformer adaptor or inline brick on the power cable, to determine the voltage requirements and you will have to contact your friend to determine the output voltage of his UPS (especially if you are in different countries) to determine if they are compatible. Also the physical plug will be different if you are using 110 and the friend is using 220 volt systems. There are adaptors readily available to convert the plugs to different standards. See: http://www.walkabouttravelgear.com/wwelect.htm for information about the different plug types. DO NOT USE AN ADAPTER TO SIMPLY PLUG IN A 110 VOLT DEVICE INTO A 220 VOLT POWER SOURCE WITHOUT USING SOME TYPE OF STEPDOWN TRANSFORMER! |
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thank you for your comments. i decided to buy a standby ups 230v. but the country i want to go to uses 220v so is it going to work fine with 10v of difference???? [image: http://images.icecat.biz/img/norm/high/459066-3806.jpg] -- chilloh |
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"chilloh" wrote in message ... thank you for your comments. i decided to buy a standby ups 230v. but the country i want to go to uses 220v so is it going to work fine with 10v of difference???? [image: http://images.icecat.biz/img/norm/high/459066-3806.jpg] -- chilloh Yes |
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As long as the A/C frequency is the same. UPS units are generally made for
50hz or 60hz, not both. A few have switches to change from one frequency to another, as long as the devices used can work with 50 or 60hz. The switch settings should match the A/C input power frequency. "LVTravel" wrote in message ... "chilloh" wrote in message ... thank you for your comments. i decided to buy a standby ups 230v. but the country i want to go to uses 220v so is it going to work fine with 10v of difference???? [image: http://images.icecat.biz/img/norm/high/459066-3806.jpg] -- chilloh Yes |
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