The Keyboard stand cannot collapse the way yours did because of the configuration of the shelf. Essentially, it provides a cross brace that locks everything secure. The only way it could collapse is if 10 welds would simultaneously fail, which I think is not gonna' happen.

As for power back-up, no I'm not using a battery back-up. If the power fails on the job, when it comes back on I only have to push two buttons and I'm back in business in less than three seconds--not a problem. I do, however, protect every item with a high-quality surge protector that has built-in filters and can handle up to 15 amps.

As for the laptop, not only does it provide a great view of lyrics, but additionally, at the top of each lyric page are the keyboard settings for that particular song. Consequently, there's never any guesswork as to which key the song is played, tempo, etc, everything is right there in plain view. Also you can store thousands of midi files, plus play they directly from your keyboard via a usb to midi connection through the keyboard. Though I rarely use midis, there are some songs that I just don't play and I have midi files for them just in case they're requested.

Cheers,

Gary