Your Computers and the California Power Crisis
We at COUTS Industries are taking this opportunity to caution you with regards to the recent announcements and news releases from both Pacific Gas and Electric and Southern California Edison.
If we can believe the two major California electric utilities, WE ARE GOING TO EXPERIENCE ROLLING BLACKOUTS and BROWNOUTS. Either of these situations will cause severe damage to your computer systems if you haven't provided minimum protection to them.
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The minimum protection is an ADEQUATE surge protector for each of your computers. While you can purchase "surge protectors" from just about any hardware store, we recommend that you provide a recognized device that will safeguard your system. The cheap imitations are nothing more than a power strip that allows you to plug several devices into it. It may offer limited protection, but it is not enough. |
 For Servers and Desktop Computers |
 These models are ideal for Laptops |
Surge Protectors are available for your Servers, Desktops and Laptops
While COUTS Industries is not endorsing products from Advanced Power Conversion (APC), these can be used as a guide for your selection.
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The IDEAL solution for your power conditioning is to install a Universal Power Supply (UPS) to afford your business with total protection. UPS will support your system for a limited time so that you can shut your system down when the commercial power fails. They are not designed to continuously run your hardware, but rather to give you the opportunity to safely exit any application running and shut down the computer thus protecting your files and data and your hardware. |
APC offers a complete selection of UPS's from workstations to the largest servers.
If you are not currently using a UPS product, so that your data and systems are protected while you are not there, such as after closing your business, COUTS Industries is recommending that you exit all applications when leaving your business and shut off your computers.
If you would like further information on Surge protectors or UPS systems, please give us a call. We do have a source available that will be able to provide these products to you at competitive prices.
COUTS Industries
(805)462-8410
