Typically we use Spike busters for PC at home. It has three 3 pin sockets so that we can plug in monitor, system unit etc. Is it safe to use in office where we ahve UPS power. Does it lead to some problem.
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Actually... most UPS manufacturers advise against plugging a surge suppressed power bar into the output of a UPS. Here is what APC, a large UPS manufacturer, has to say on the subject.
Replies #1 and #2 relate to 230V supply experience.
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Plugging a surge protector into your UPS: Surge protectors filter
the power for surges and offer EMI/RFI filtering but do not efficiently
distribute the power, meaning that some equipment may be deprived of the
necessary amperage it requires to run properly ? causing your attached equipment
(computer, monitor, etc) to shutdown or reboot. If you need to supply additional
receptacles on the output of your UPS, we recommend using Power Distribution
Units (PDU's).
PDUs evenly distribute the amperage among the outlets, while the UPS will filter
the power and provide surge protection. PDU?s use and distribute the available
amperage more efficiently, allowing your equipment to receive the best available
power to maintain operation.
Perhaps I am missing something here but virtually all standard surge protectors and multi-way strips fitted with surge protection provide said protection with MOV devices connected between phase and ground (or phase and neutral to ground) to divert spikes. They have absolutely nothing to do with distributing power on a multi-way board. This broad statement seems to be written by their marketing department and should be under the simple heading "if using a multi-way board take care not to plug too many devices into the output of the UPS otherwise you may overload it"
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