Battery Backup Guide

Rudie Stay in Africa asked:


I got a Paradox alarm system with 3 beams outside and 5 passive inside the house.
The battery is the problem it is a 12 volt and 9 amp battery how long is the battery suppose to last if there is a electric failure

knightrage007 asked:


My current setup requires the ups (battery backup) to be near a klipsch subwoofer (promedia 4.1). Would that have any kind of interferences? Thanks.

ging asked:


The storm had already turned off all power to the house when lightning hit very near the house. Would surge protectors still protect equiptment?

Deck asked:


I have a fairly high-end Philips surge protector made for home theatre, yet I’m curious if it is transfering the signals correctly from the satellite to my HDTV.

GoGolfGo asked:


What kind of surge protector do you use for your home theater equipments? Where’s a good place to buy one? Thank you.

Garrett G asked:


My surge protector shut off for no apparent reason and will no longer turn back on. The power switch feels loose and doesn’t click properly. What might have happened? Is there a reset function?

Money Mike asked:


I won a 46″ Sharp Aquos from a sweepstakes and I’m planning on buying a PS3. What would be the best surge protector to get? Also, what’s the average price for a good quality one?

laffy4k asked:


I happily use a battery backup for my computer, and am interested in possibly buying one to use exclusively with my home entertainment system (TV, DVD player, XBox, small computer speakers, video source selector, and VCR). All of these items are currently plugged into a power strip/surge protector.

I like the idea of having all of this equipment hooked into a battery backup - especially my VCR, which has to have the timer reset every time the power goes out, which is maybe a few times a year. I’d like the option of safely powering all of these things down on my own if the power goes out, rather than just having the power cut out as the electricity goes down.

My question is, are there any disadvantages to using a battery backup/UPS on a home entertainment system? They - at least the one that I am looking into - are generally designed to be used with computer systems, but I don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t work with my home entertainment system. Is there anything that you can think of that I am overlooking here that would make me not want to go ahead with doing this?

joeflaherty asked:


Explorer 8300HD (High Definition)
Plugged into battery backup (UPS)
Cable line coming in has a powered signal booster.
After signal booster, installed is an 8-way splitter (with cable lines run to 7 locations).
Adelphia cable is the provider.
Do not have internet service through Adelphia