My BX750MI-GR has saved my precious data on two occasions. Earlier this year, my seven year old, well used waffle iron shorted, popping loudly and sparking quite brightly in the process, probably because of all the gunk that had accumulated inside its less cleanable interior over the years. That not only made my breaker trip, but also blew the 16 amp main fuse. The UPS kicked in immediately, making a klick and a beep, which felt amazing. That was my first time ever.
As for the second time, see this post.
I worked as a Broadcast Manager on cruise ships and UPS banks saved our gear more times than i can count. Shipwide blackouts (and tests) are not fun things to recover from, and UPS banks acted as a buffer countless times.
That is amazing! Were you the one communicating with land/shore and other ships or were you more of a technical adviser? I can imagine your UPSs being HUGE too.
I was in charge of all onboard television production and distribution. I wasn’t involved in communication. The broadcast rooms all had two UPS systems. Half of the room was on one system and the other half on another system.
Changing the batteries was fun! /s
Cool! But, does that mean that you were employed by some television manufacturer or by the travel agency or whatever that operated the ship?
I worked for the cruise line.