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« on: February 05, 2012, 05:39:56 AM » |
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We have been having a warmer winter than normal. So spring-thinking got into my head. In spring and summer, we get thunderstorms. These storms have a habit of flickering off the power for a second. Sometimes for a number of minutes. So I bought http://www.apc.com/products/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=BX1300G&tab=documentation which should keep me safe in any future storm. An once of prevention is worth a pound of cure.... |
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« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2012, 06:30:07 AM » |
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Living where I live, thiunderstorm or not, one wouldn't want to live without one of those. Looks a good buy sammy.
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« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2012, 11:50:41 AM » |
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Living where I live, thiunderstorm or not, one wouldn't want to live without one of those. Looks a good buy sammy.
My son who rents the basement from me, bought one of these about half a year ago. He is a big-time gamer. Well... I download/torrent quite a bit. I don't want a corrupted file. So this ups-box is just one more guarantee that things remain good, right? Bought it at for Costco...129.95. |
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« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2012, 12:35:19 PM » |
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I bought an UPS a couple of months ago, is a good investment. I don't know how I did live without one all this years.
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« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2012, 06:46:51 PM » |
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Looks good, really good price. You can pay up to $180 for that model.
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« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2012, 09:23:22 PM » |
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nice, ups is a must have at most places on the world
most people can survive with a smaller unit, 600w unit but this one is nice and has lots of ports
does it work in linux, the usb port?
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« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2012, 08:45:34 PM » |
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WELL................ I've had my share of luck... the bad kind.Friday morning my Astro van went into Reuben's Garage http://www.weblocal.ca/rubens-auto-repair-saskatoon-sk.htmlThe tune-up costed me 575.00. (ok, on jan-31-2012 I got a cheque for 7,960.00). That was Friday. Saturday morning about 10:00am... I was driving off a parking lot. The front driver's side just dropped. I Called my buddy, Pete Freisen, an independent tow-truck guy. Got the van towed to... (yup to guessed it) to Reuben's Garage). Lower ball-joint came apart. Reuben called me Monday morning around 10:00am. Money is for spending, right? OK... two ball joints, two idler-arms, wheel-alignment..746.00. The cost of living in a first-world country. |
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« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2012, 10:26:52 PM » |
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« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2012, 03:22:45 AM » |
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nice, ups is a must have at most places on the world
most people can survive with a smaller unit, 600w unit but this one is nice and has lots of ports
does it work in linux, the usb port?
Ok....... I finally tried my UPS in PCLOS. This is the view.... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9860238/My%20UPS.pngLooking good! |
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« Reply #9 on: February 16, 2012, 08:32:03 AM » |
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A good place to price car parts is www.rockauto.com add in the shipping then multiply that total by 3 (for a parts + labor guesstimate) and see how it compares to Reuben's price. I only use my UPS for the cable modem & router since laptops are in use most of the time. The UPS batteries are their weak spot, when the bat's kick the bucket find some nice big AGM external batteries and wire them up, I've had an 18AH Powersonic battery externally tethered to my UPS for years. |
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« Reply #10 on: February 16, 2012, 05:54:36 PM » |
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A good place to price car parts is www.rockauto.com add in the shipping then multiply that total by 3 (for a parts + labor guesstimate) and see how it compares to Reuben's price. I only use my UPS for the cable modem & router since laptops are in use most of the time. The UPS batteries are their weak spot, when the bat's kick the bucket find some nice big AGM external batteries and wire them up, I've had an 18AH Powersonic battery externally tethered to my UPS for years. Sounds interesting. Would need more info. Guess one could Google.... |
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« Reply #11 on: February 17, 2012, 12:39:44 AM » |
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Looks like it's a 12 volt 7 amp/hr battery in your UPS. That's not going to provide 780 watts for very long. Something on the order of a 30 amp hour battery would be more like it.  |
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« Reply #12 on: February 19, 2012, 09:18:32 AM » |
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Looks like it's a 12 volt 7 amp/hr battery in your UPS. That's not going to provide 780 watts for very long. Something on the order of a 30 amp hour battery would be more like it. It is what it is. Still better than the old Maruson UPS 600, that I had. Which is seemingly better, since it is off the electrical breaker that it was on (I have an old house). I am considering using it in the living room. Where I have my stereo and tv. |
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