Does a UPS prevent short circuits?

[TheRunningOtaku]

Hey guys,

I was intending to get a UPS for my gaming rig and servers, because every so often something in the house will short out and it'll bring everything down with it. (happened twice so far this year in 2 separate incidents)

Would having a UPS allow the UPS to act as a circuit breaker for the ground instead of the house circuit breaker, stopping the power to the UPS instead? 

Would it act like the circuit breaker in the PSU (in the sense that it'll stop the power to the specific device that caused the trip instead of the whole house) (Basically, when your GPU trips, your PSU will stop the power before the circuit breaker in your house trips)

 

Thanks!

[thebennyboy]

Hey guys,

I was intending to get a UPS for my gaming rig and servers, because every so often something in the house will short out and it'll bring everything down with it. (happened twice so far this year in 2 separate incidents)

Would having a UPS allow the UPS to act as a circuit breaker for the ground instead of the house circuit breaker, stopping the power to the UPS instead? 

Would it act like the circuit breaker in the PSU (in the sense that it'll stop the power to the specific device that caused the trip instead of the whole house) (Basically, when your GPU trips, your PSU will stop the power before the circuit breaker in your house trips)

 

Thanks!

 

Does the plug not have a fuse in it? They do here in the UK which would protect against short circuits. Also, any good PSU should have short-circuit protection.

[Altecice]

Does the plug not have a fuse in it? They do here in the UK which would protect against short circuits. Also, any good PSU should have short-circuit protection.

 

Not every country has an earth. The UK has the safest circuits in the world (or one of the safest) because we have a pin just for ground + fuses + Europe standards we need to adhere to.

[thebennyboy]

Not every country has an earth. The UK has the safest circuits in the world (or one of the safest) because we have a pin just for ground + fuses + Europe standards we need to adhere to.

 

Ye ofc but as i said, shouldn't any decent PSU have short-circuit protection?

[Godlygamer23]

Ye ofc but as i said, shouldn't any decent PSU have short-circuit protection?

Yes. I would argue that any decent PSU should have all the necessary protection mechanisms in place. Not just SCP.

[TheRunningOtaku]

Does the plug not have a fuse in it? They do here in the UK which would protect against short circuits. Also, any good PSU should have short-circuit protection.

It does - we use the UK plugs here. Same voltage and all. But, there are still shorts that take out the circuit breaker - its there for a reason. 

 

Yes. I would argue that any decent PSU should have all the necessary protection mechanisms in place. Not just SCP.

 

Ye ofc but as i said, shouldn't any decent PSU have short-circuit protection?

All PSUs have short-circuit protection, but if the PSU itself dies or shorts out, it'll cause a trip in the main circuit breaker. I'm wondering what'll happen if the trip happens when the PSU is connected to the UPS instead of the mains? 

[Jambls]

Basicly a UPS is just a battery that charges off the mains and provides power to whatever is plugged into it. if a different plug shorted out it would keep your pc alive for long enough to restore power.

[Fluffy20]

Not every country has an earth. The UK has the safest circuits in the world (or one of the safest) because we have a pin just for ground + fuses + Europe standards we need to adhere to.

We have two pins here in Germany