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On Tue, Jan 08, 2013 at 08:01:47AM -0500, 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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I got an APC Back-UPS BX1300G-CN from the local Staples. No worry |
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whatsoever about overloading this baby. I'm currently running a |
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"torture test" with the monitor, the modem, and both PC's running. |
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They're both doing an update. I set things up so that both are building |
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gcc at the same time. Even so, the load indicator is only lighting up 2 |
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of 5 bars, indicating approximately 40% of max load. It might've been a |
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different story years ago back in the days of the Pentium 4 or AMD "space |
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heaters", plus add-on video cards. |
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Being the geek that I am, I did RTFM the docs that came with the UPS. |
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It has an option to decide how much to allow voltage to vary before |
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switching over to battery power. I selected the narrowest range, i.e. |
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the "sensitive electronics" setting. |
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One question about the configuration of apcupsd; what do I have to do |
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get it to execute "/usr/sbin/hibernate" when hydro is out, and the |
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battery is running low? |
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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |
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I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications |