Looking for surge protector or UPS under 50

Ghost47Killer · Jan 18, 2015

Hi Im looking for surge protector or UPS under 50, im not sure what is gonna be the best for me. If you can search it here on tigerdirect and give me a link of a good one I would appreciated.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_tlc.asp?CatId=20

galactigus · Jan 18, 2015

You can go to best buy and pick up a surge protector for like 10 bucks maybe even cheaper almost everyone sells them Menards Lowes Walmart all the big box stores pretty much.

PizzaTheHutt · Jan 18, 2015

A surge protector does what it says on the tin, protects you from power surges while a UPS does a lot more - it protects you from brownouts and also power cuts. Not just power surges. Any UPS from APC should be fine.

The Ether Bunny · Jan 18, 2015

Like ^^^ he said, surge protectors and UPS are different. UPS is far more expensive than a surge protector. The best surge protectors are made by Tripp Lite. DO NOT GET MONSTER! They are overpriced POS.

http://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-ISOBAR4ULTRA-Isobar-Protector/dp/B0000513O4/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1421595858&sr=1-3&keywords=isobar

There are many models depending if you want coax, phone line, RJ45 etc but the ISOBAR line is top notch. I have one for my PC set up and one for my living room.

Ghost47Killer · Jan 18, 2015

Some can give me advice from tigerdirect unfortunately thats the only close company that I have

PizzaTheHutt · Jan 18, 2015

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6741689&CatId=232 for a surge protector and http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=9586492&CatId=233 for a UPS

SlayerLeo · Jan 22, 2015

I have purchased one form http://blmall.com last year , it only cost me 39.9 .But I'm not sure whether that surge protector are still available.Maybe you can go and look for it own.

westom · Jan 22, 2015

Ghost47Killer :

Maybe first learn of two completely different devices - both called surge protectors.

Surges that are hundreds of joules are routinely made irrelevant by protection already inside every appliance. You concern is for larger surges that may overwhelm that protection - maybe hundreds of thousands of joules.

How many joules does that power strip, Monster, or UPS claim to absorb? Hundreds? Then be concerned about fire when it attempts to absorb hundreds of thousands of joules.

A completely different device is called a 'whole house' protector. If anything in a building needs protection, then everything does. A properly installed 'whole house' protector even has spec numbers that claim protection from direct lightning strikes. Without damage to the protector. Costs about $1 per protected appliance.

A UPS is temporary and 'dirty' power for blackouts. Power sometimes so 'dirty' as to be potentially harmful to motorized appliances. And ideal for electronics. Because electronics already contain robust surge protection. Your concern is the other, rare, and typically destructive surge that a strip protector or UPS do not even claim to protect from. Protection is always about where hundreds of thousands of joules harmlessly dissipate.

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