avr issue

[blade4638]

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surge protector - used against voltage spikes/surges (php150.00 - php400.00, depends on protection level)
avr - used against voltage fluctuations (php300.00 - php4000.00, depends on design and load capacity)
ups - used mainly against power outages, but has the above 2 built-in as well (php1600.00 and up, depending on load capacity)

imho, its logical to spend a little to protect equipment which usually costs a lot higher. worry about what you will lose when your precious equipment gets fried by lightning, or damaged due to severe voltage fluctuations power outages. the premium we pay for any of the above is for our assurance that come thunderstorms or lightning storms, we have lesser risk of damaged equipment compared to "unprotected" electric devices... then again, how high (or low) we are willing to spend is up to us c",) c",)

[Ferl]

a friend of mine told me that pwede ra daw dili mag gamit ug avr kay ang psu nato with avr na daw na ang iyang ckt. how true is this?
is it rily safe not to use avr anymore?

if you want to protect your valuable investment then go ahead.be sure to have enough bucks to buy components if incase power surge or intrreptions occur.me its not only i use avr may ups pa para total protection. its you preference bay.

[icecube]

talking of avr performance, i would suggest " STAVOL ". base on my experience, this is the best AVR available here in the philippines. When it comes to UPS, use " APC ".

[Teban2006]

Last night ka experience kug 3 magka sunod na fluctuations, alarm gud ang UPS sa uban nga PC, pero ang ka biliban nako ang usa ka PC nako nga naka AVR lng wala man ma palong wla pud mag hang as na observe nako sa ani na case before, ang brand sa avr giant black color, daghan man sulti dali ning ma guba na brand, ako lng pud sa anning gi mantinilan usa, mga 6months na ok paman sad, maayo untag mag dugay ang maayong dagan ani.

[omad]

^^ that's good and what's the price when you bought the "giant" avr? what's the specs again.. 500 watts? have you heard about "power pro" another brand of avr.. has anybody used or tried it? any comments?

and icecube, where can we buy "Stavol"? and how much?

[Teban2006]

Brad ayaw lag palit ani, heheh basin mo ingon uban ga promote ko sa gaint, hehehe bitaw P350 Black ang color, bought at SM TTi, 6 months ago and yes 500W ni. Daghan man balita na bati ang gaint bro tinood bani? aw noon mahibaw-an rani next year ug mo kombate ba gyud ni na AVR.^___^ about sa power pro kita na ko ana but wla pako ka try gamit.

[imwoy]

nangita ko ug help sa net, wa ko makita sa diprensya sa avr na normal ug sa servo motor na avr.Gusto nako ma sabtan ne na setting: servo avr->ups->pc na maka defend tah na mas safe jud ne na setting kaysa sa ups>pc lang na setup.. help me defend this in a technological way please.......

salamat daa

[siopao1984]

i dont think nga necessary pa ang avr. i'm using only a surge protector for 2 years and i havent encountered any problem. the only thing that made generic avr's cost P300+ is the 110v transformer. try opening a generic avr and you can see that its worth less than 30 pesos without the transformer. surge protector is enough to protect your system because it protects your psu from spikes or the sudden rise of voltage above the peak voltage. this spikes causes sudden rush of current that could destroy electronic components. electronic components are mostly destroyed by high voltage rather than low voltage because higher voltage means greater force to push the electrons. its like a pacman who could take a punch from el terrible but what if he's being punched by a mike tyson. if the peak voltage is exceeded it could cause leaks and deformations of the doped material. ripple voltage are not very critical because this could be eliminated by the regulator in powersupplies as long as it doesnt exceed the peak, then there's nothing to worry. but if you can afford an avr, then go ahead buy one.

i agree with you sir... bisag sa US, they don't even use avr's... only Surge Suppressors... barato naman gyud ang avr run... around Php300++

[werty]

even though this is an old topic, nagkatawa lang ko sa replies. "d na kailangan ug avr?" and "avr na ato mga PSU's?"<= bsin ang newer models na auto-volt(110-220) but then i would prefer a clean,steady voltage to drive your equiptments.

mao jud ang nid sa imo AV voltage to minimize damages from due to abnormal conditions:
1. surge protector
2. line filter/line conditioner
3. avr, much better UPS

only higher brand computer PSU's are incorporated with surge protector and line filtering. most generic PSU only have surge protector pero gamay ra makaya. cheap AVR's are nothing more than just ON/OFF switches.

but take not, all these protections, bisan unsa pa na ka mahal is "USELESS" until you have proper grounding sa imo outlet, which is the reason why 3-prong ang outlet sa computer, coz the center one should be connected to earth-ground.

mao ra share lang ko.

[greywolf]

i agree with you sir... bisag sa US, they don't even use avr's... only Surge Suppressors... barato naman gyud ang avr run... around Php300++

sa US man gud, properly regulated ilang voltage di parehas diri sa atoa nga way klaro. wa jud ko kita ug gagamit ug AVR didto sa mga computers ako nakit.an or other appliances. kung gusto mog klaro na avr, buy a high end one. naa sa mga hardware shops like ace hardware daghan choices didto. kanang mga avr na tag 300-500 mura ra na cya ug extension na naay 110 socket pero actually, di jud kaayo na maayo muregulate ug voltage. low-end man gud na nga mga avr.