Hi Greg, out of curiosity which unit did you end up with? On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 01:33:59PM -0700, Gregory Nowak wrote: > Igor and all, > Thanks once again to all those who replied for your > input, which proved valuable in making my decision. I ordered > last night the unit I initially had my sites set on after thinking > everything over. I guess we'll see how things go once I get it, and > set it up. Thanks again. > > Greg > > > On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 11:51:23AM -0400, Igor Gueths wrote: > > Hi Greg, > > years ago I purchased an APC Back-UPS RS-1500, max output is around 875W/1500VA > > and it will power what I currently have plugged into it for around 3 hours. This > > particular unit also supports Apcupsd very well, lots of useful info can be > > obtained with the apcaccess utility which simply queries the UPS for whatever > > stats it is able to return. Now granted I did get an extra battery for it that > > is currently connected, the regular unit with the inbuilt battery by itself > > might run things for closer to two hours (just an estimate). Another interesting > > thing that I have noticed via running Apcaccess is while you may have all the > > outlets taken at any given time, the power that all those devices draw > > cumulatively does not equal a steady 120V at any given time. For example, if I > > recall I currently have my server, USB hard drive, Ethernet switch, wireless > > access point, and perhaps a couple of other things plugged in, and apcaccess > > will still report current load as being around the 10-14% range. Good luck > > finding a unit! > > > -- > web site: http://www.gregn..net > gpg public key: http://www.gregn..net/pubkey.asc > skype: gregn1 > (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) > > -- > Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager at EU.org > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at linux-speakup.org > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > -- Igor -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
