As discussed on the previous slide, users rely on a combination of AC input sources to power their electrical equipment. Tripp Lite encourages users to integrate as many power sources into their applications as they feel necessary - including gas generators. However, Tripp Lite does not encourage users to use gas generators as their backup of last resort - the one they rely on when all other sources fail. Gas generators are as unreliable as any other input source: fuel can run out unexpectedly or become too expensive to purchase; generator parts can fail. To ensure a continuous, reliable, uninterrupted source of AC power, users should install Tripp Lite APS inverter/chargers in their applications. Tripp Lite APS inverter/chargers have several advantages over gas generators. Most importantly, they are more reliable. During normal conditions, they pass conditioned power through to users’ equipment (controlling frequency irregularities and blocking damaging surges) while simultaneously recharging user-supplied batteries. When AC sources (including gas generators) fail, Tripp Lite APS inverter/chargers automatically draw on connected batteries (inverting the power from DC to AC) to run connected equipment - without interruption. Unlike gas generators, which are often prone to failure or prolonged maintenance, Tripp Lite APS inverter/chargers include no moving parts. Aside from superior reliability, Tripp Lite APS inverter/chargers provide a host of other advantages. They are the cleaner, “greener” alternative, producing quiet, fume-free power. They are ideal for applications where gas generators would be hazardous or inconvenient (such as indoors). Tripp Lite APS inverter/chargers are more economical than gas generators because they consume no fuel, instead drawing power from a battery system. Gas generators, by comparison, require frequent, costly trips to the gas pump. Tripp Lite APS inverter/chargers produce stable, microprocessor controlled voltage and frequency to help equipment perform at its peak. Gas generators, on the other hand, can compromise the reliability of equipment with overvoltages, frequency variations, and potentially damaging surges.