Automatic voltage regulation for protection against brownouts and overvoltages.---Automatic Voltage Regulation (AVR).---Brownout correction.---Overvoltage Correction.---Power Cord.---Status Indicator LEDs.---Surge Protection.
| 88 of 89 people found the following review helpful  Worth it's weight in electronics..., By Cosmo Kramer "The Real Peterman" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: APC LE1200 Line-R 1200VA Automatic Voltage Regulator (Electronics) This thing is heavy, which is usually 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, many products will protect you from 140V+ or turn on at 90V, but that's still enough 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 garbage disposal, a laser printer, or turn on my stereo and 2 amplifiers, voltage drops below 108V. This is enough to destroy many sensitive products 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 enough that your electronics don't get damage before they are... Read more 34 of 38 people found the following review helpful  APC LE1200 Review, By This review is from: APC LE1200 Line-R 1200VA Automatic Voltage Regulator (Electronics) The overall quality of this voltage regulator is good. The under voltage / over voltage leds are a nice feature. I purchased this devise to provide a stable voltage source to my computer equipment. My original 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 quite 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 start my vacuum in the house the momentary drop in line voltage is not compensated for by the regulator and my modem drops off line. 20 of 22 people found the following review helpful  Voltage regulator, By This review is from: APC LE1200 Line-R 1200VA Automatic Voltage Regulator (Electronics) Simple solution for an insurance against a potential problem. You can 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 against both power surges and drops unlike the power strip that only controls surges. |
