Another ‘woes’ post. Yesterday, we lost electricity for about 4-5 hours, after which electricity returned, but due to a faulty transformer , we had proper current in one part of the house, and extremely low voltage in the other part. Ignorant of the latter fact, I switched on my computer, and … Bhum!!. My SMPS is fried. Along with, the wiring fries, and the TV cable connector also fried. Everything was pitch black. Poor quality voltage has killed my SMPS many a time, but this is the very first time that other components were also affected, and to such a large extent.
I’m currently looking at solutions to protect my computer from such power disturbance.
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Try using a UPS (I use Backup Battery and Surge protection, also known as a Backup UPS from APC http://www.apc.com – costs about Rs.2500) or a Voltage Stabilizer, not only will it protect you from power surges but it gives you enough time to save your work if you lose power.
Good Luck
Yeah, I was recommended APC by another guy on the internet. They look good to me. I previously had a Mercury UPS, that truly sucked to the core. The last time there was a low voltage, the UPS bombed, along with the SMPS.