Andrei Popescu wrote:
On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:59:28 -0600
Hugo Vanwoerkom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Andrei Popescu wrote:
On Sun, 4 Feb 2007 19:44:30 -0500
Kevin Coyner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Some of APC's UPS units allow you to set the voltage sensitivity
via dip switches, some of the u
On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 04:37:50PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote:
> Douglas Allan Tutty wrote:
>
> > The deeper and faster you discharge a battery, the 1) less juice you get
> > out of it before it needs recharging and 2) the fewer cycles you get
> > before it needs replacing.
>
> One thing to ad
Paul Johnson wrote:
> Any battery loses capacity over time, though you can reduce these effects
> through proper care.
For more than you can possibly want to know about batteries, check
out http://www.buchmann.ca/toc.asp (Registration requested, but not
required.)
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Ron Johnson wrote:
> fax, printer & copier should *never* be run from battery. They draw
> an *enormous* amount of power. CRTs are in the same boat. Don't
> know about LCDs.
Turning the LCD off makes a whopping 0.1 minute difference for me using
apcaccess to read off time remaining.
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Russell L. Harris wrote:
> Another respectable UPS manufacturer is Tripp-Lite.
Tripp-Lite is expensive, but probably the best option around. They make
great line-conditioning power strips, too.
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Ron Johnson wrote:
>> Some of APC's UPS units allow you to set the voltage sensitivity via dip
>> switches, some of the units allow you to set it via software, and some
>> don't let you adjust the sensitivity. So if you plan to back up your
>> battery powered UPS with an external generator, make
Douglas Allan Tutty wrote:
> The deeper and faster you discharge a battery, the 1) less juice you get
> out of it before it needs recharging and 2) the fewer cycles you get
> before it needs replacing.
One thing to add, and note that this *only* applies to improperly charged
NiCd battery: Yo
Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> The home site is: http://www.apcupsd.com/
>
> They have a very active mailing list.
Also available at nntp://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.sysutils.apcupsd.user for
your reduced-SMTP-load and back-reading convenience.
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J.A. de Vries wrote:
> After some Googling I am thinking of buying either an APC Smart-UPS 750
> or a MGE Evolution 850. As far as I know APC is the "big brand" and it
> certainly is the one that is the easiest to get around here. Their
> Powerchute software seems to support Linux as well.
No wor
On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:59:28 -0600
Hugo Vanwoerkom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Andrei Popescu wrote:
> > On Sun, 4 Feb 2007 19:44:30 -0500
> > Kevin Coyner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >> Some of APC's UPS units allow you to set the voltage sensitivity
> >> via dip switches, some of the unit
Andrei Popescu wrote:
On Sun, 4 Feb 2007 19:44:30 -0500
Kevin Coyner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Some of APC's UPS units allow you to set the voltage sensitivity via
dip switches, some of the units allow you to set it via software, and
some don't let you adjust the sensitivity. So if you plan t
Johannes Wiedersich wrote:
> Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
>> Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
>>> Greg Folkert wrote:
On Sun, 2007-02-04 at 22:54 +, J.A. de Vries wrote:
> On 2007-02-04 @ 08:45:38 (week 05) Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
NUT. Powerchute for Linux is CRAP. Unless they had "de-windows-ifie
Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
>> Greg Folkert wrote:
>>> On Sun, 2007-02-04 at 22:54 +, J.A. de Vries wrote:
On 2007-02-04 @ 08:45:38 (week 05) Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
>>> NUT. Powerchute for Linux is CRAP. Unless they had "de-windows-ified"
>>> it.
>>
>>
>> What's NUT?
>>
On Sun, 4 Feb 2007 19:44:30 -0500
Kevin Coyner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Some of APC's UPS units allow you to set the voltage sensitivity via
> dip switches, some of the units allow you to set it via software, and
> some don't let you adjust the sensitivity. So if you plan to back up
> your ba
Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
Greg Folkert wrote:
On Sun, 2007-02-04 at 22:54 +, J.A. de Vries wrote:
On 2007-02-04 @ 08:45:38 (week 05) Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
But how is their Linux support?
I would buy Tripp-Lite because it is readily available here in
Mexico, but, again, how is the Linux sup
Ron Johnson wrote:
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On 02/04/07 15:15, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote:
On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 01:49:47PM -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
Ron Johnson wrote:
On 02/04/07 07:59, Colin wrote:
J.A. de Vries wrote:
Hi,
Due to power outages at my home I want
Greg Folkert wrote:
On Sun, 2007-02-04 at 22:54 +, J.A. de Vries wrote:
On 2007-02-04 @ 08:45:38 (week 05) Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
But how is their Linux support?
I would buy Tripp-Lite because it is readily available here in Mexico,
but, again, how is the Linux support?
Hi all,
Thanks f
On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 12:38:55PM +1000, Julian De Marchi wrote:
> Curious, how cold does it get, and what country are you in?
>
I'm in Canada (right now, barely) in Kingston Ontario across the river
from the US. Right now at 21:55 EST it is -16C supposed to be heading
for -28C, windchill -41.
On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 08:35:38PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
>
> > Perhaps. But depends on where you live and how often you experience power
> > outages. I live in the Northeast of the US, and we have power outages
> > frequently, lasting anywhere from 30 min to 48 hrs. So having a backup
> >
Curious, how cold does it get, and what country are you in?
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On 02/04/07 20:23, Kevin Coyner wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 08:11:12PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote..
>
>>> Some of APC's UPS units allow you to set the voltage sensitivity via dip
>>> switches, some of the units allow you to set it via software,
On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 08:11:12PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote..
> > Some of APC's UPS units allow you to set the voltage sensitivity via dip
> > switches, some of the units allow you to set it via software, and some
> > don't let you adjust the sensitivity. So if you plan to back up your
> > b
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On 02/04/07 15:15, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 01:49:47PM -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
>> Ron Johnson wrote:
>>> On 02/04/07 07:59, Colin wrote:
J.A. de Vries wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Due to power outages at my home I
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On 02/04/07 18:44, Kevin Coyner wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 05:06:20PM -0700, Dave Thayer wrote..
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> One other consideration when buying a UPS ... if you plan to back up your
> battery powered UPS with a gas, propane or natural gas power
On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 07:44:30PM -0500, Kevin Coyner wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 05:06:20PM -0700, Dave Thayer wrote..
> > On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 10:54:30PM +, J.A. de Vries wrote:
> > >
> One other consideration when buying a UPS ... if you plan to back up your
> battery powered
On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 05:06:20PM -0700, Dave Thayer wrote..
> On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 10:54:30PM +, J.A. de Vries wrote:
> >
> > I agree with the advice not to skimp on the UPS. However in my case the
> > device is only needed because the "aardlekschakelaar" (in English earth
> > leaka
On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 10:54:30PM +, J.A. de Vries wrote:
>
> I agree with the advice not to skimp on the UPS. However in my case the
> device is only needed because the "aardlekschakelaar" (in English earth
> leakage cicruit breaker I believe) cuts the electricity. Not because the
It's GFCI
* Hugo Vanwoerkom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070204 17:34]:
> Russell L. Harris wrote:
> >I currently am well pleased with Powerware units, which are used in
> >the broadcast industry. Powerware advertises advanced battery
> >management circuitry which is said to increase battery life by a
> >substantia
On Sun, 2007-02-04 at 22:54 +, J.A. de Vries wrote:
> On 2007-02-04 @ 08:45:38 (week 05) Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
>
> > But how is their Linux support?
> > I would buy Tripp-Lite because it is readily available here in Mexico,
> > but, again, how is the Linux support?
>
> Hi all,
>
> Thanks f
On 2007-02-04 @ 08:45:38 (week 05) Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> But how is their Linux support?
> I would buy Tripp-Lite because it is readily available here in Mexico,
> but, again, how is the Linux support?
Hi all,
Thanks for all the input.
I agree with the advice not to skimp on the UPS. Howeve
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Russell L. Harris wrote:
> I've had two or three APC UPS units burn up, in the sense of emitting
> smoke; that is a bit scary. Cleaning house a week ago, I came across
> six or seven APC units of various models which have failed within the
> past fiv
On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 01:49:47PM -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> Ron Johnson wrote:
> >On 02/04/07 07:59, Colin wrote:
> >>J.A. de Vries wrote:
> >>>Hi,
> >>>
> >>>Due to power outages at my home I want to buy an UPS for my SOHO server.
> >>>For my needs something between 700 and 1000VA should be
Ron Johnson wrote:
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On 02/04/07 07:59, Colin wrote:
J.A. de Vries wrote:
Hi,
Due to power outages at my home I want to buy an UPS for my SOHO server.
For my needs something between 700 and 1000VA should be enough. I'd like
to have auto shutdown and
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On 02/04/07 07:59, Colin wrote:
> J.A. de Vries wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Due to power outages at my home I want to buy an UPS for my SOHO server.
>> For my needs something between 700 and 1000VA should be enough. I'd like
>> to have auto shutdown and poweru
On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 12:26:36PM +, J.A. de Vries wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Due to power outages at my home I want to buy an UPS for my SOHO server.
> For my needs something between 700 and 1000VA should be enough. I'd like
> to have auto shutdown and powerup and some monitoring facilities too.
>
>
Russell L. Harris wrote:
* J.A. de Vries <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070204 06:28]:
After some Googling I am thinking of buying either an APC Smart-UPS 750
or a MGE Evolution 850. As far as I know APC is the "big brand" and it
certainly is the one that is the easiest to get around here. Their
Powerchut
J.A. de Vries wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Due to power outages at my home I want to buy an UPS for my SOHO server.
> For my needs something between 700 and 1000VA should be enough. I'd like
> to have auto shutdown and powerup and some monitoring facilities too.
>
> After some Googling I am thinking of buyin
* J.A. de Vries <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070204 06:28]:
> After some Googling I am thinking of buying either an APC Smart-UPS 750
> or a MGE Evolution 850. As far as I know APC is the "big brand" and it
> certainly is the one that is the easiest to get around here. Their
> Powerchute software seems to
J.A. de Vries wrote:
Hi,
Due to power outages at my home I want to buy an UPS for my SOHO server.
For my needs something between 700 and 1000VA should be enough. I'd like
to have auto shutdown and powerup and some monitoring facilities too.
After some Googling I am thinking of buying either an
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