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Re:Audiophiles in Japan Are Installing Their Own Power Poles by sundvor on Saturday December 29, 2018 @04:41AM (#18782861)
Not sure why you got downvoted, I've seen crappy electricity in my own home office after I got a UPS for my computer system. It would have its fans kick in regularly to modulate the voltage that came in at a crazy high ~255v (Australia).

I got the APC Line-R 1200VA Line Conditioner With AVR installed in front of the UPS and couldn't be happier now - it steps down the voltage and gives the UPS peace of mind.

Try the APC, not the most expensive thing but it's worked well for me.

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Re:Audiophiles in Japan Are Installing Their Own Power Poles by kakarot on Saturday December 29, 2018 @09:43AM (#18783770)
Installing a UPS behind the conditioner sounds like a good idea. I have been meaning to get one of those... Thanks for the rec on the APC, I bookmarked it for comparison later. What UPS are you using?
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Re:Audiophiles in Japan Are Installing Their Own Power Poles by sundvor on Saturday December 29, 2018 @03:53PM (#18785616)
I am using the CyberPower Value GP LCD 1500VA/900W Line Interactive UPS, but it looks like it's been updated to be named "SOHO" now:

https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/UPS/UPS/44933-VALUE1500E...

I also have one of their smaller BRICs for my HTPC / home NAS JBOD server: https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/UPS/UPS/40279-BR850ELCD

The voltage in that part of the house appears to be better, but the circuit is easily tripped when running toaster + micro or similar, so having these UPSes has taken a lot of frustration away.

Actually just checked my invoice and I got them both in 2012, which is a little while ago now, and they're still good with their original batteries.

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