Re: Anyone uses UPS units to protect your confocal/2-P systems?

Posted by Douglas Richardson on
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We have all microscopes and processing computers on UPS for power
conditioning and emergency backup.

For 120V systems: GE VH 2KVA Tower UPS
<https://www.geupssystems.com/ge-vh-series-ups> ~$1,000.00 USD
For 209V systems: GE LP-11U UPS
<https://www.geupssystems.com/lp-11u-series-ups> ~$6,000.00 USD

-Doug

On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 9:08 AM Colin Haig <
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> Hi Mario,
> We use APC Back UPS Pro sinewave units for a lot of sensitive equipment
> including CCD and CMOS cameras, test equipment, and other science-related
> instruments.
> They have an excellent track record and reliability.
> Eg BR1500VA and other models.
> https://www.apc.com
> Good luck.
> Colin
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> Hi all,
>
> We are unfortunately facing many unplanned (random) electricity
> outages/voltage variations in our Institute (it's a very old building) and
> our systems (and particularly lasers) don't like it too much... I was
> wondering if some of you are using UPS units to protect your confocal/2-P
> systems? If so what type of UPS are you using? All the info you could
> provide would be most welcome, thanks in advance.
>
> Mario
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