From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 16 15:42:36 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C36F897E for ; Wed, 16 Oct 2013 15:42:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 74D16278F for ; Wed, 16 Oct 2013 15:42:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.14.7/8.14.7) with ESMTP id r9GFgSg9008855; Wed, 16 Oct 2013 09:42:28 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.14.7/8.14.7/Submit) with ESMTP id r9GFgSc2008852; Wed, 16 Oct 2013 09:42:28 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 09:42:28 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block To: yudi v Subject: Re: UPS buying suggestion In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.4.3 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Wed, 16 Oct 2013 09:42:28 -0600 (MDT) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 15:42:36 -0000 On Wed, 16 Oct 2013, yudi v wrote: > The Back-UPS units are better than nothing, but avoid the fat power strip style. > > why would you say avoid the fat power strip ones, they are the low end ones but they have the standard plugs unlike the more expensive ones. > I really don't want to spend more than $200 ore even less if possible. My server only cost me $500. The fat power strip style are the lowest-end, lowest-quality, cost-reduced ones. In the US, all of the models up to 1500VA use the same plugs. Consider UPS cost as relative to the value of your data. That is what it protects, ultimately. > As I have mentioned previously someone wants to sell an unwanted APC Smart-UPS SC 420VA 230V, they got with their new PC for half price, I am thinking of going for it. They are okay. Not sinewave power, but otherwise not bad. I have the 120V version on one machine. They only have one 12V 8AH battery, so not a lot of time on battery. I would not run multiple machines off one unless a wattmeter verifies the total load is well under 300W, and would try to stay lower yet for longer time on battery. It also depends on the type of power failures your area experiences. If they are mostly momentary blinks, battery time is not as big a concern.