Many houses in my neighborhood are equipped with solar panels, and we have them on our house as well. After the report from RTL Nieuws in the summer of 2024 about high rising voltages due to solar panels, I started regularly measuring the voltage on our electrical network. Usually around 238 Volts, but the spikes to 248 Volts and sometimes even to 250 Volts were enlightening. Suddenly, I understood why our TV, my old XP-PC, and my 2.5-year-old laser printer had broken down. I had to come up with something for my two good PCs. So, I got two VEVOR 1000 VA (= 600 W) variable voltage converters. With this power, I could also connect my monitors, a scanner, and an inkjet printer. Because the input voltage (especially in summer) fluctuates, the output voltage also fluctuates, but since PCs and similar devices work well at voltages between 210 and 230 Volts, I set the voltage converters to an average of 223 Volts. A switch block in the power supply of each converter and (importantly!) a switch block between each converter and the connected devices complete my installations. Only after the voltage is set to 223 Volts do I turn on the power to my devices, and before I turn the voltage in the VEVOR converter back to 0 Volts, I turn off the switch block to my devices again.
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Many houses in my neighborhood are equipped with solar panels, and we have them on our house as well. After the report from RTL Nieuws in the summer of 2024 about high rising voltages due to solar panels, I started regularly measuring the voltage on our electrical network. Usually around 238 Volts, but the spikes to 248 Volts and sometimes even to 250 Volts were enlightening. Suddenly, I understood why our TV, my old XP-PC, and my 2.5-year-old laser printer had broken down. I had to come up with something for my two good PCs. So, I got two VEVOR 1000 VA (= 600 W) variable voltage converters. With this power, I could also connect my monitors, a scanner, and an inkjet printer. Because the input voltage (especially in summer) fluctuates, the output voltage also fluctuates, but since PCs and similar devices work well at voltages between 210 and 230 Volts, I set the voltage converters to an average of 223 Volts. A switch block in the power supply of each converter and (importantly!) a switch block between each converter and the connected devices complete my installations. Only after the voltage is set to 223 Volts do I turn on the power to my devices, and before I turn the voltage in the VEVOR converter back to 0 Volts, I turn off the switch block to my devices again.