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Walter Dnes wrote: |
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> I think my UPS is dying. Time to get a new one. It's been years, so |
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> there may be new tech out there I don't know about. My normal usage is |
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> * 1 LCD monitor 24" |
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> * 1 (sometimes 2) "desktop" PCs connected to the monitor |
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> * 1 ADSL router/modem |
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> What brand and VA rating would people recommend. The stuff I'm |
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> concerned about is the 2 or 3 times a year I get power flickers, or a |
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> short outage. And also, if power is out for more than 5 minutes, and |
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> the battery is running low, I want the PC to be able to sense that and |
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> execute /usr/sbin/hibernate |
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I'll add what I have. I have a CyberPower UPS. It's a 1350va model. |
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It works fine. The software, doesn't seem to allow me to change |
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settings tho. When I have power problems, it is one of two things. |
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Long blinks of a couple to several seconds or dead for hours. I wanted |
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to change it so that it would auto shutdown when the battery got to |
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about 50% or so. I don't see any need in running the thing down all the |
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way when the power will not be back on in time to prevent a shutdown |
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anyway. So, UPS works fine for what I need but software has a few limits. |
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I have a Cooler Master case with lots of large fans, Gigabyte mobo, |
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16Bgs of ram, 4 hard drives, DVD burner and a 22" LG monitor plus a DSL |
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modem and a Linksys router plugged in. According to the software, it |
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runs at about 20% of its rated 1350va. |
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This is also the second CyperPower UPS that I have had. The last one |
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works but the plugs are a bit loose. When I got the one above, I did |
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some work on the old one and use it for my TV now. I also had to |
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replace the batteries in the old one after about 6 or 7 years. I bought |
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the old one back in 2003 or so. It is dependable. |
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I read some of the other posts too, I have always read that APC has |
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better Linux support. It just depends on what you can afford and IF you |
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need all the fancy controls. ;-) |
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Hope that helps. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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