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Do you have a UPS? If you do, how many times has it saved your equipment? What was the scenario? (en.wikipedia.org)
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My BX750MI-GR has saved my precious data on two occasions. Earlier this year, my seven year old, well used waffle iron shorted, popping loudly and sparking quite brightly in the process, probably because of all the gunk that had accumulated inside its less cleanable interior over the years. That not only made my breaker trip, but also blew the 16 amp main fuse. The UPS kicked in immediately, making a klick and a beep, which felt amazing. That was my first time ever.

As for the second time, see this post.
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[–] 33 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Its a bit of a "prove a negative" kind of situation no? You can't know if the UPS saved anything if you dont have a control.

Complete tangent, but those small UPS's can often be easily converted into an inverter for a car. Replace the battery with a cigarette plug, and you can plug it in to your car and get 240/120AC in your car. You might need to kill the buzzer, but otherwise its a pretty easy mod.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    Let's be fair, You always have to kill the buzzer. Like, it's the first option I look for on a UPS. And I have ripped them out of lesser ones. I know the power is out, I don't need a buzzer/beeper. And I've got the thing monitored with automatic shutdowns.

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