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I have seen the use of such a device by gov’t agencies; basically a large UPS that clips onto the AC plug’s prongs so that a running server or desktop PC can be confiscated without power being interrupted.

this sounds cool. if my desktop is plugged into the wall, how would they unplug it to plug it into their device without my computer losing power momentarily?

It splices into the live power cord and supplies the same voltage in parallel. When the connection is verified good, the PC is powered from battery and can be unplugged from the wall.

jeez. so strip the live wire. splice in UPS. then switch over. sounds hard (and dangerous)

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So just don’t put your Computer to sleep, but turn of off when you leave it?

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