Re: power conditioning

The best way to run your electronics on backup power is with DC,
using the generator to charge the batteries. High-reliability
Telco and network equipment is powered by 48 volt inverters.

Most smaller UPS's don't work well on power from small generators.
The voltage and frequency will both be too unstable. They'll keep
switching back and forth between line voltage and inverter.

So if you're running anything besides lights and motors from the
generator, you're taking a chance with out-of-spec noisy power.

en30303@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
This is probably an old question, but here it goes again.

I have recently bought a generator for emergency use. I want to
occasionally use it to power the tv and/or computer equipment. I have
read numerous posts that state some generators operate electronic
equipment ok and many that say it fried the electronics. So here's the
question: What type of power conditioning is best for interfacing the
generator power to electronics? UPS? Inverter? Other?

Enuf

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