The Surge & Power Solutions Blog

A play on words?

Some companies are fudging their specs to confuse customers, we have noticed this problem mainly in the UPS and inverter fields for example, some companies are throwing the term IN-LINE around in reference to an ON-LINE UPS systems, but on inspection of the UPS systems you will notice it is a line interactive unit, clever marketing !!

Sales swindle or plain fraud, you decide!

We have listed the main UPS topologies here for your reference

Online double conversion

• • Total protection
• • Suitable for generator power
• • Considered up-market
• • Used for sophisticated equipment and servers

Line interactive

• • Limited protection offered by internal AVR
• • Not suitable for generators
• • Used for basic back-up for PC,s and control equipment

Ferro resonant UPS systems (Not recommended)

• • Out dated UPS topology
• • Low efficiency
• • Gives off lots of heat.

We recommend that before you purchase a UPS that you check to make sure that you are getting the correct equipment for the job you require, and remember you get what you pay for, so take time in making a decision.

“Lightning never strikes twice in one place” is a statement totally devoid of fact. It can and
often does time and again!
The days of valve HiFi sets and TV are something of the past. These dinosaurs used to
stand up to surges caused by nearby lightning strikes. The modern miniaturised equipment,
full of integrated circuits, is far more sensitive and even if it survives a few mains surges, the
accumulated damaged will soon destroy the equipment.
Effective protection against lightning and surges requires a total approach. While some
systems demand special treatment and consideration, there is no shortcut to when it comes
to ensuring immunity to strikes and induced surges.
Most modern houses do not have lightning
arresters fitted to the mains board. At Wattronics we
think that it is a big mistake and recommend that
every household has surge protector fitted on
the main board. It will take care of the general
electrical equipment in the house.
Wattronics has an advanced range of class II surge
arrestors. Manufactured at the state-of-the-art
facilities, the new range carries the SABS mark .
This is the first range designed and
manufactured to international standards with the 
harsh lightning conditions prevalent in South
Africa in mind. The new range includes single
pole, double pole, three phase and spark gap
based arrestors. Talk to your electrician and
make sure he fits only the best and not some
cheap substitute.

For many, these two words can cause us to
quiver with panic, if not just pass right out, but not because
of the lightning, and its brilliant light display of thousands of
volts streaming across the night sky, or the seemingly
endless amounts of rain, that they announce with a great roar of
authority is on the way, but because of the high price some
lightning and surge protection companies force you to pay, to
protect your equipment.
But fear not humans, Wattronics has come to your aid. We have
launched THE range of lightning protection and surge suppression
equipment, to save you, our fellow human beings, from another enemy, equally as dangerous – “high prices”
Everybody loves the rain, and watching lightning flash in the night
sky, but for some its like the starters gun in a race, where you have
to run around the house switching off all your electronic
equipment.
This year plan ahead by using the world renowned Wattronics “Surge King” – the only surge protected multi-plug fitted with 100% isolation protection. Running around switching of your electrical equipment is now a thing of the past!