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- Path: sparky!uunet!omen!caf
- From: caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX)
- Subject: Re: Wanted: recommendations on UPS
- Organization: Omen Technology INC, Portland Rain Forest
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 09:26:33 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.092633.28989@omen.UUCP>
- References: <1k6o4hINNll9@shelley.u.washington.edu> <1993Jan27.201333.10128@ico.isc.com>
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- In article <1993Jan27.201333.10128@ico.isc.com> timhu@ico.isc.com (Timothy Hu) writes:
- >In article <1k6o4hINNll9@shelley.u.washington.edu> iho@cac.washington.edu writes:
- >>I need to get some UPS systems for my file servers. If you've been happy
- >>with what you're using, let me know the brand and model. I'm looking for
- >>something in the 500 Watt range.
- >>
- >>--
- >>Il Hwan Oh | "You live and learn.
- >>Computer Facilities Manager | At any rate, you live."
- >>University of Washington, Tacoma | -- Douglas Adams
- >>iho@cac.washington.edu |
- >
- >I have a BEST Ferrups 500VA. I've had it for three years. Not a single
- >problem. This model is, in effect, an online UPS without the bulk of
- >the online circuitry and the advantages of a standby UPS. This
- >translates to *reliability*. The battery finally wore out two months ago.
- >The folks at BEST said I needed a 31AH maintenance-free battery to replace
- >it. The smallest deep cycle battery was a 100AH battery (!), so I just
- >got KMart's cheapest car battery ($35) and stuck it in there. I tested
-
- But might a car battery give off fumes that could "eat" the electronics
- and/or cause a fire hazard? Do you really want your $$$ electronics to
- look like a car's battery compartment after a while? I'd want to know
- more before making the substitution.
-
- --
- Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX ...!tektronix!reed!omen!caf
- Author of YMODEM, ZMODEM, Professional-YAM, ZCOMM, and DSZ
- Omen Technology Inc "The High Reliability Software"
- 17505-V NW Sauvie IS RD Portland OR 97231 503-621-3406
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