Posted by admin on Sunday, March 30, 2008 · Leave a Comment
My computer has been giving me a Voltage Failure warning on startup. I have a Dell Precision 650. Boss finally bought me an UPS and the LOW AC voltage warning clicks on and off bout every 5 seconds - even at low sensitivity. Would this low AC voltage have caused the voltage failure in my computer when I didn't have the UPS? The UPS is very annoying (clicking on and off on and off).
Absolutely.
One of the problems I have is explaining to customers that there might not be anything wrong with their computer at all.
They bring their computers in, saying that they shut down right away or don't work at all. I get it up on the bench and it runs like a dream. I tell them there is nothing wrong with it and that they should check the wiring at their house. They roll their eyes at me, bring it home and plug it into their faulty wiring and boom! They have the problem again. I plug it in in front of them and show them that it works fine... Then they get mad. Go figure.
I would have the boss get an electrician in to have a look at the wiring. If there are a lot of voltage drops, then there is a chance that there are a lot of voltage spikes as well that could present a fire hazard (albeit a small one). Most likely it will just shorten the lifespan of most of the electrical devices in your office.
He might even want to look into an automatic voltage regulator for the entire office.
A small amount of money now to have a pro look at the wiring will probably save a lot of money in the long run from failing electronics.
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