Apc Le1200 Line-r 1200Va Automatic Voltage reviews – what do others think about Apc Le1200 Line-r 1200Va Automatic Voltage?
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78 of 79 people found the following review helpful.
Worth it’s weight in electronics…
By Cosmo Kramer
This thing is heavy, which is ordinarily a good sign for this type of product. It does what even good UPS’s don’t, and that’s regulate your power even when it fluctuates mildly. Sure, a lot of merchandise will protect you from 140V+ or turn on at 90V, but that’s still sufficient to burn out everything from a simple wall wart power brick to a DVR from dishnetwork. I know, as I’ve experienced such things with my crappy Los Angeles power service. In afternoons, it’ll drop to 110V, and if I use the rubbish disposal, a laser printer, or turn on my stereo and 2 amplifiers, voltage drops under 108V. This is sufficient to ruin some sensible productions over time. It’s so bad in my house, that it’s destroyed two UPS’s by forcing them to click on and off so much and to compensate for low voltage so much they burned out!
The APC LE1200 prevents this damage. It clicks on and returns voltage levels back to around 120V at a level high sufficient that your electronics don’t get harm before they are protected (what’s the point of shelter that only helps once the harm is done?). I know it’s working because I may listen it click on, and return power to the right levels even as my house voltage sits at 106-108V (confirmed by the voltage meter in my Panamax).
I’m so impressed with the performance of this unit in my home theater that I purchased 2 more, one to protect my computer (it installs amongst the UPS and the wall to protect the computer and the UPS), and one for my plasma TV (because it’s located away from my HT equipment). At $50 a piece, this thing is a no brainer. A quality UPS is 3-5x as much and still doesn’t protect your instrumentation as well. And it may burn out. The LE1200 has little probability of burning out, so for instrumentation that doesn’t need battery backup, or even to feed a UPS, this product is the way to go.
30 of 33 humans found the following review helpful.
APC LE1200 Review
By S. J. Fuqua
The overall quality of this voltage regulator is good. The underneath voltage / over voltage leds are a nice feature. I purchased this devise to provide a stable voltage source to my computer equipment. My primary problem before I purchased was my dsl model would drop off due to my line voltage dropping low whenever I started my vacuum cleaner (the starting current of the motor is apparently rather large). Based on the reviews and specs I thought this device would eliminate the problem. Well — no change. Even with the LE 1200 regulator whenever I begin my vacuum in the house the momentary drop in line voltage is not paid for by the regulator and my modem drops off line.
18 of 20 humans found the following review helpful.
Voltage regulator
By L. Edmonds
Simple solution for an insurance versus a potential problem. You may spend hundreds more a Monster version. I got it for my LCD television for brown out conditions. Should make my TV last longer. It doesn’t have a readout on it so I am not sure what my actual voltage is coming into my house. I have it feeding into my Monster power strip. It gaurds versus both power surges and drops different from the power strip that only controls surges.
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