Plugged in to Surge Protection

**What’s Wrong With This?**

Can you identify any problem with this installation? The white box is an uninterruptable power supply (UPS).

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Answer to: What’s Wrong With This? There are too many devices plugged into the device for its rating. UPS such as this one have a specific current draw rating and a maximum amount of time they are designed to operate. Connecting too many devices can negatively affect the performance of the UPS and can in some cases be considered a fire hazard.

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Roy Pollack, CPP, SET, holds Level IV certification in the field of fire alarms from NICET is currently the director of Compliance for Devcon Security Services Corp., Hollywood, Fla., and may be reached at sdmtechtips@bnpmedia.com.