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<blockquote data-quote="Eric Eskam" data-source="post: 66211" data-attributes="member: 2124">re: X32 DiscussionJust to re-iterate Joe&#039;s suggestion, having a good UPS is really critical!&nbsp; Thankfully good UPS&#039;s are fairly inexpensive.&nbsp; I highly recommend a dual <a href="http://www.cyberpowersystems.com/products/ups-systems/smart-app-ups/paragon-series/ol1000rtxl2u.html" target="_blank">inverter/double conversion/online</a> model.&nbsp; They are a little bit more, but they completely isolate you from the mains voltage - there are two inverters in them (hence the slightly higher cost) - one invertor runs your equipment off the battery, and there is a second that charges the battery.Especially at an outdoor festival, club with bad wiring or any venue with wonky power a good UPS can be the cheapest insurance policy you can take out!&nbsp; Even better there are rack mounted versions to integrate cleanly in your setup - as long as you have 2U or so free <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />And this isn&#039;t directed at Greg but just a general statement.&nbsp; I&#039;m always amazed that people will agonize about field upgrading of parts or having redundant components in case something dies, but then balk at paying $600 or so for a decent UPS.&nbsp; None of this equipment works without reliable power, and everything these days basically has a computer inside of it.&nbsp; If you are loosing power supplies or having other random equipment failure issues stop blaming the manufacturers (at least right off the bat) - start with the basics and make sure you have clean power!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eric Eskam, post: 66211, member: 2124"] re: X32 Discussion Just to re-iterate Joe's suggestion, having a good UPS is really critical! Thankfully good UPS's are fairly inexpensive. I highly recommend a dual [URL="http://www.cyberpowersystems.com/products/ups-systems/smart-app-ups/paragon-series/ol1000rtxl2u.html"]inverter/double conversion/online[/URL] model. They are a little bit more, but they completely isolate you from the mains voltage - there are two inverters in them (hence the slightly higher cost) - one invertor runs your equipment off the battery, and there is a second that charges the battery. Especially at an outdoor festival, club with bad wiring or any venue with wonky power a good UPS can be the cheapest insurance policy you can take out! Even better there are rack mounted versions to integrate cleanly in your setup - as long as you have 2U or so free :) And this isn't directed at Greg but just a general statement. I'm always amazed that people will agonize about field upgrading of parts or having redundant components in case something dies, but then balk at paying $600 or so for a decent UPS. None of this equipment works without reliable power, and everything these days basically has a computer inside of it. If you are loosing power supplies or having other random equipment failure issues stop blaming the manufacturers (at least right off the bat) - start with the basics and make sure you have clean power! [/QUOTE]

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