Surge Protection

Introduction

Here are some surge protection devices (uninterruptible power source, UPS) I use or have used to protect my devices.

MGE Protection Center 500

Power line surge protection. 8 connectors. All 8 connectors surge protected. 4 connectors also with battery protection.

Modem surge protection (or telephone protection). Two RJ11 ports (in and out).

Monitoring. One RJ45/USB port. A special RJ45/USB cable provided. Compatible network devices mentioned: "Network Management Card MiniSlot 66244", "Network Management Card Transverse 66074", "XML-Web card - 66073". Compatible software mentioned: "Enterprise Power Manager 50 nodes", "Enterprise Power Manager Gold Edition".

UPS power. 500 VA / 300 W.

Average battery life. 4 years.

MGE acquired by APC. "In 2007, Schneider Electric acquired APC and combined it with MGE UPS Systems to form Schneider Electric's Critical Power & Cooling Services Business Unit" (Wikipedia).

First device. Approximately 2007.

Internet. www.mgeups.com (old address, 2007). www.apc.com.

Trust 600VA UPS with 4 Port Surge Guard

4 connectors. All 4 connectors surge protected. 2 connectors also with battery protection. Backup time: up to 12 minutes. Item number: 15899 (according to package). Code: PW-5060S (according to website). First device: 11/2012. Trust International B.V., P.O. Box 8043, 3301 CA Dordrecht, The Netherlands. www.trust.com.

Last modified: July 22nd, 2013

Author: Tomi Häsä (tomi.hasa@gmail.com)

URL: http://sites.google.com/site/tomihasa/surge-protection