[Leaplist] UPS advice needed

[patrick]

Derek Konigsberg wrote:
> In that sort of situation, I'm curious as to how the "better" UPSes
> would have faired.  By "better", I mean "APC Smart-UPS or equivalent". 
> It looks like everything you tried was from the "Back-UPS" line or
> equivalents from other companies.  The difference is that the better
> UPSes are actually designed to handle a wider range of power
> conditions.  Heck, the really high-end ones can even run your stuff off
> their inverter 24/7, completely buffering out line flakyness.
> 
> -Derek
> 

The Tripplite and  APC Smart-UPS that exploded here, were purchased
since Feb. 2007.  The surge suppressors shotgunned from power surges on
the Progress Energy provided mains.

The other, older, ten units here held up just fine.