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wg2000 · 05-04-2003, 10:21 PM

Oh, and just in case anyone in here hasn't read the instruction sheets that come with UPSs :-), NEVER plug a laser printer or TV or anything that draws a lot of power at once into a UPS. It's likely to kill your battery permanatly if you leave it on there too long.

Also, some devices don't react well to the sawtooth wave output of a UPS. Most electronics are fine, as is anything that uses an AC-DC power brick. Things that run motors off straight AC are the most likely to be affected.

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wg2000 Tilted Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Only in your mind	Oh, and just in case anyone in here hasn't read the instruction sheets that come with UPSs :-), NEVER plug a laser printer or TV or anything that draws a lot of power at once into a UPS. It's likely to kill your battery permanatly if you leave it on there too long. Also, some devices don't react well to the sawtooth wave output of a UPS. Most electronics are fine, as is anything that uses an AC-DC power brick. Things that run motors off straight AC are the most likely to be affected.