Is it okay to plug a power-strip into a UPS?

[Bill Sconce]

On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 13:20:53 -0400
Bill McGonigle <bill at bfccomputing.com> wrote:

> On Jun 15, 2005, at 12:17, Bill Sconce wrote:
> 
> > (I don't use MOVs at all, actually.)
> 
> Well don't just leave us in suspense - are you forgoing surge 
> suppression or do you have superior technology?


Oh, right.  Sorry.

The correct answer is series protection.  (MOVs are employed as shunt
devices, which leads to the surge-dump-to-ground problem.)

Fo an example of series-mode surge protectors, the ones I use, see

    http://brickwall.com

I've had them for about eight years now.  Series-mode protectors, which
fundamentally are inductors, don't wear out.

I use them AHEAD of the UPSs, incidentally.

-Bill


P.S.  Downstream I do use cube taps...    :)