Hi SWAMP, Done there ... been that. ;=[ My (rural) power company (which shall remain nameless (cuz I'm in a good mood today ;=] )) has the bad habit of dropping out completely for 1-2 seconds at random times. This is, of course, VERY annoying and destructive to anything that is in process on the 'puter. After losing several hours of work (on several different occasions) I bought a UPS (which was, also, delivered by UPS, incidentally ;=] ) and I have been a "very happy camper" ever since because now I control my PC and NOT the power company. Before UPS, the scenario goes something like this ... Enter (stage left) ... the big bad guy commonly know as "brown-outs" - "drop-outs" - "dirty-power" , etc. - call it what you want, the results are the same ... loss of hair ... and data. and ... WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... Not AGAIN! ;=[[[[[[[[ Let's solve this problem once and for all ! ... Let's install an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS). A UPS is basically an AC-DC-AC convertor. (e.g., 110vac ----> 12vdc -----> 110vac) HOW MUCH??? Do they cost alot of pesos (dollars, yen, lire, pounds, etc)? ... Well, yes, and no ... depends on how much "time" you want to "buy." Here's how it works: It converts the AC (110vac) power from your wall outlet to (let's say 12 volts DC - like your car battery) and when the wall power is ok, it keeps the UPS's 12v battery charged. This "battery-charger" part of the UPS is not very fussy about the power it receives - it either works or it doesn't - whether it's "dirty" (i.e., noisey) or not. Ok, our UPS has a "charged" battery inside it ... We have already solved our "dirty-power" problem because the 12vdc to 110vac part of the UPS ALWAYS produces "clean" power (as long as it is able to do so ----> that is the "time" factor). ;=] We have, also, solved another problem - when the power drops out completely - even if it is only for 1-2 seconds - computers don't care - hours of work - ALL GONE !!! ;=[[[[[[[[ But, not if you have a UPS ... we sail right on through a power drop out and the computer never even knows it happened, i.e., no lost data. ;=]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] ... to be continued.

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edited 10/5/2019