Surge protection and battery backup
Stop the spike. Ride out the outage.
Power strips add outlets. Surge protectors stop spikes. A UPS keeps you running through an outage.
1,000+ J
surge rating for computers
UL 1449
safety listing to look for
25%
UPS headroom over your load
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Most offices need all three, in different places: surge protection at every desk, isolated filtering for sensitive equipment, and battery backup wherever an outage would lose work or take the network down.
What to look for
Joule rating
1,000 joules or more for computers. Higher for servers and AV equipment.
Safety listing
Look for UL 1449 on any surge protector.
Isolated filtering
Isolated filter banks, as in Tripp Lite Isobar, cut electrical noise between connected devices.
UPS sizing
Add up the watts of what you will plug in and leave about 25% headroom. 1,500 to 2,000VA covers a workstation or a small network closet.
Buying for a team?
Protecting a whole office or server room? We will size the UPS and surge protection for you.
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Questions buyers ask
What is the best surge protector for a computer?
A UL 1449-listed strip rated 1,000 joules or more, with a light that shows protection is working.
Surge protector or UPS: which do I need?
A surge protector at every desk. A UPS wherever an outage would lose work or drop the network.
What size UPS do I need?
Total your equipment's watts, add 25%, and match the UPS's watt rating, not just its VA rating.
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