QUOTE(Jcsy @ Oct 14 2008, 11:28 PM)
agreed, fuse blown only...
UPS, common meh your house blackout?
with that blackout , can justify cost of maintenance

?
i reckon some ppl will go for it, and some don't....
in my case, my place is quite common for power to go off...also my area here is quite prone to lightning strikes...
almost everyone around my neaighbourhood had something burnt/killed by lightning....
just last nite, around 12.30am...got heavy rain and lightning....hse main DB tripped...
so, depends on ur area, if no frequent power failure, then no need UPS....prolly an avr is sufficient...
my area, without UPS, very risky....