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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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[–] 2 points 1 day ago (1 child)

We loaded some heavy equipment batteries into the basement under our tech shop.

Then we ghetto-linked them in parallel and had two APCs feeding them and feeding off them. Electricians would stare at the diagram for 20 minutes before deciding it wasn't gonna catch everything on fire.

We lost power due to a backhoe failure up the road. We ran an entire office and a rack of gear for 8 hours.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 day ago

    Cool! Were/are you an electrician or do you work in construction, saying you ran an office on site? I have mad respect for these professions. Can't help myself staring at electrical lines and construction sites whenever I go past a dig.

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