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Um, currently, no. mine was less than $100, but that was.... more than 15 years ago. <BR>
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Seems expensive, but it beats renting a power disturbance analyzer every time you need one. <BR>
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On Sat, 2013-07-20 at 21:06 -0400, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:
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Hi Neal,
That unit looks cool. Do you know what it costs?
Sincerely,
Ron
Neal Rhodes <<A HREF="mailto:neal@mnopltd.com">neal@mnopltd.com</A>> wrote:
>Yeah. Buy one of these probe100 units and just leave it plugged in.
>It will latch on all kinds of problems.
>
>I used to just leave it at a client's office for a week to scope out IF
>we had problems with brownouts, spikes, etc.
>
>Then sell them a UPS.
>
><A HREF="http://jblpowersolutions.com/Powertronics.html">http://jblpowersolutions.com/Powertronics.html</A>
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>On Sat, 2013-07-20 at 11:17 -0400, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:
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>> Hi all,
>>
>> I just found a great new use for your pc. (not) Run it at close to
>it's max power limit. Then, if the power glitches, even for a second,
>you have an instant power fail indicator. This is much more effective
>than using something like an old led clock. 8-(
>>
>> I woke up today to find one of my desktops locked up and one shut
>down. My wonderful high tech dehumidifier with digital controls was
>also off. I have an old led clock which I use to monitor for power
>failures. It was happy as a clam.
>>
>> I know, I know, UPS. Well 500W + UPS's ain't cheap. But it's on my
>list to get a couple.
>>
>> Even though it won't solve my equipment problems, does anyone know
>how to build or buy a power fail indicator that will show a warning in
>the event of a VERY brief power failure, on the order of .25 sec - 1
>sec. I don't know how long the glitch was last night. But, if it were
>more than a few seconds, the led clock should have been blinking, and
>it wasn't. Price would have to be under $ 50 and preferably under $
>25. After all, my 3 failed pieces of equipment also told me there was
>a glitch.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Ron
>>
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