Re: UPS was:[RML] power out: helpful hints on what to do?

Cecilia Wester (cicci.wester at swipnet.se)
Thu, 10 Sep 1998 08:55:12 +0200

Hi!

Mum and I just talked about Ups last week after a thunder. She is taking care of the computers at a company here.

She told me that the Ups could only survive a short time without power, about a couple of hours.
They are mainly used to prevent what we in Sweden calls "spikar" and if you translate it right away it would be something like "nail" as "hit the nail on the head".
You probably will call it something else.
I don't know exactly how these "nails" works, so I'm not trying to explain it. :-)

regards,
Cecilia

-----Original Message-----
From: cleong at btr.com.au <cleong at btr.com.au>
To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
Date: den 10 september 1998 06:25
Subject: Re: [RML] power out: helpful hints on what to do?

>
>Whilst we are on the topic of power blackouts, has anyone investigated the
>potential use of UPS (Uninterruptable Power Supply) units which are
>commonly used for computers. I saw an ad recently about these large
>batteries, and how they could be used to run heaters and filters in the
>event of power shortages. I am not sure how long these units last for, or
>how much they cost to purchase.
>
>Anyone using or looked at one of these units ?
>
>Cheers,
>
>Chen
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