National Lightning Safety Awareness Week runs from June 18 through June 24,
2006
WEST KINGSTON, R.I., June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Power
Conversion (Nasdaq: APCC) (APC), a world leader in power availability and
protection solutions, today provided ten tips for protecting a home and
home office against damaging power spikes and blackouts. The company's
announcement coincides with the start of National Lightning Safety
Awareness Week. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
through the National Weather Service (NWS) Office of Climate, Weather, and
Water Services, will help celebrate the fourth annual National Lightning
Safety Awareness Week from June 18 through 24, 2006.
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NOAA reports an average of 20 million cloud-to-ground flashes have been
detected every year since 1989. The following tips can help protect
valuable electronic equipment against permanent damages caused by power
anomalies, such as lighting strikes:
1. Protect crucial electronics from harmful high voltage, caused by power
fluctuations (surges or spikes), by selecting surge protectors with
low-let-through voltage ratings.
2. Ensure the safety of electronic equipment by selecting a surge
protector that protects all available surge paths, including
electrical cords, telephone cords, data lines and coaxial cables.
3. Determine which devices would benefit from continued operation in the
event of a power outage and support that equipment with an
uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
4. Select a UPS model with the option to add extra battery units to
increase the runtime of critical devices.
5. Use power management software to monitor the quality of power that
equipment is receiving and set up the ability to automatically and
gracefully shut down the system and applications running when a power
failure occurs.
6. Protect and manage structured wiring and home networking applications
with a UPS that enables remote management of home automation functions
and ensures protection in the event of a power outage.
7. Maximize and protect valuable home theater equipment with a power
conditioner that also features surge protection, voltage regulation
and noise filtering.
8. For added peace of mind and insurance, select power protection
equipment that offers a lifetime guarantee against equipment damage.
9. Choose power protection gear that is safety certified by UL, cUL, CSA
or other Nationally Recognized Test Lab (NRTL).
10. Update or replace older power protection solutions in a safe and
environmentally friendly way; please visit
http://www.apcc.com/tools/upgrade_selector for more details.
During Lightning Safety Awareness Week the NWS provides topic overviews
for each day of the week including a lightning overview, scientific facts,
outdoor safety tips, indoor safety suggestions, and medical aspects related
to lightning. NOAA/NWS also partners with sports celebrities to create
public service announcements and other multimedia to stress the importance
of lightning safety. Visit http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/week.htm to
view the week's schedule and campaign highlights.
For help determining which battery backup solution is right for
specific applications use APC's UPS Selector by visiting
http://www.apc.com/template/size/apc. Specify the electronic equipment that
needs protection and the UPS Selector will recommend the right product. For
more information about APC and its other innovative power protection
solutions, please call 800-877-4080 or visit APC's Web site at
http://www.apc.com.
About American Power Conversion
Founded in 1981, American Power Conversion (Nasdaq: APCC) (APC) is a
leading provider of global, end-to-end solutions for real-time
infrastructure. APC's comprehensive products and services for home and
corporate environments improve the availability, manageability and
performance of sensitive electronic, network, communication and industrial
equipment of all sizes. APC offers a wide variety of products for
network-critical physical infrastructure including InfraStruXure(R), its
revolutionary architecture for on-demand data centers, as well as physical
threat management products through the company's NetBotz(R) division. These
products and services help companies increase the availability and
reliability of their IT systems. Headquartered in West Kingston, Rhode
Island, APC reported sales of $2 billion for the year ended December 31,
2005, and is a Fortune 1000, Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 Company. All trademarks
are the property of their owners.
For more information contact:
APC Contact:
Elizabeth de Castro, APC media relations manager, 800-788-2208 ext.
2957, edecastr@apcc.com
Investors:
Debbie Hancock, APC investor relations director, 800-788-2208, ext.
2994, debbie.hancock@apcc.com
SOURCE American Power Conversion
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http://www.apc.com
http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/week.htm
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CONTACT:
Elizabeth de Castro, media relations manager,
+1-800-788-2208, ext. 2957, edecastr@apcc.com, or Investors:
Debbie Hancock, investor relations director, +1-800-788-2208,
ext. 2994, debbie.hancock@apcc.com, both of American Power
Conversion
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