ML>Something seems slightly missing in this discussion here, grin!   
      
   ML>ML>BR>Mine doesn't click, it just beeps like mad when I lose power lol   
      
   ML>ML>  UPS == Uninterruptible Power Supply   
      
   ML>ML>over-voltage...   
      
   ML>ML>UPSes DO have relays in the   
   ML>ML>for when they switch to their batteries... other UPSes choose to use   
   ML>ML>solid-state relays for their switching... all of my   
   ML>ML>APC UPSes have relays an   
   ML>ML>always have had them...   
      
      
   ML>Yes I learned a LONG time ago to NEVER use a UPS that was not a SMART UPS an   
   ML>further to NEVER use a UPS that did not have an internal pig iron power   
   ML>transformer to really protect you from nasty power surges.  Plus make sure t   
   ML>when it bridged to the return of normal power. the phase was matched between   
   ML>everything.  Thank you SMART APC!   
      
   The ones I am thinking about have NO switchingy. They run all the time   
   on the battery and the function of the line power is only for battery   
   charging. So NO frequency matching is not needed when line power is   
   restored.   
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