From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 17 01:23:37 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6CEB1605 for ; Thu, 17 Oct 2013 01:23:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erich@alogt.com) Received: from alogt.com (alogt.com [69.36.191.58]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4340C27AF for ; Thu, 17 Oct 2013 01:23:37 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=alogt.com; s=default; h=Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Type:Mime-Version:References:In-Reply-To:Message-ID:Subject:Cc:To:From:Date; bh=v79jxpBdkSuR0GBqHwZfq2zV2JfCU0gsGzeSZ7aNqMc=; b=awj2zAFGKFqTK4LcsMdHXu5q8KY7elbg9VppMoJfBI+H6YWaxHnb2l2O24P0LgpQhD/TdQpsnPJjZQliL4RrmCZsJKMAlb/M0AndJHrfAGOb2jDBMHMYwMX9NSA6uyH6+Frwk0EQzZ/t3t0YcitnfX98P0PQYS7w2R0qJknKSk8=; Received: from [39.194.172.110] (port=65216 helo=X220.ovitrap.com) by sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net with esmtpsa (SSLv3:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.80.1) (envelope-from ) id 1VWcJC-001W5I-N7; Wed, 16 Oct 2013 19:23:28 -0600 Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 09:23:19 +0800 From: Erich Dollansky To: noc@hdk5.net Subject: Re: UPS buying suggestion Message-ID: <20131017092319.3bcf7cd5@X220.ovitrap.com> In-Reply-To: <525EFAC4.8000608@hdk5.net> References: <525D225B.7050205@fjl.co.uk> <20131016134311.12ca7673@X220.ovitrap.com> <525EFAC4.8000608@hdk5.net> Organization: ALO Green Technologies X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.9.2 (GTK+ 2.24.19; amd64-portbld-freebsd10.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - alogt.com X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net: authenticated_id: erich@alogt.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Cc: Frank Leonhardt , yudi v , 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: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 01:23:37 -0000 Hi, On Wed, 16 Oct 2013 10:44:52 -1000 Al Plant wrote: > Erich Dollansky wrote: > > Hi, > > > > On Wed, 16 Oct 2013 12:35:32 +1000 > > yudi v wrote: Aloha, > > I have 4 battery backups that I think are the older big brother of > the one that Eric is using. APC 900. I have replaced the batteries > with external Stationary Batteries. (Look like truck batteries, but > have small bolt on connections for backup systems.) I have them > hooked up in a cage beside the backups in my shed. I have used the > backups for up to 10 hours of uptime as a test. how long does it take to recharge the battery? > > Here in Hawaii on Oahu island where I live, power outages are common. The moment the name of an island sound so good that you want to live on it, they have problems with electricity. I am currently in Bali which is not so bad but Jawa is real bad if you do not live near the power station. > Many people have installed solar now since a car hitting an electric > pole is almost a daily problem. As is a contractor digging and > breaking cables. Corroded fuses blowing on power line transformers > are also a major problem on any Pacific island. One of my clients > went down for 7 hours during the busy time last week for business. > They do have backup for gracefully shutting down computers that lasts > about 30 minutes, so they can get the customers cashed out with their > purchases, > What are 7h down-time? Just a coffee break. It happens in Jawa very often. Diesel generators are a good investment there. Erich > > ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 > + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + > + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 7.2 - 8.0 - 9* + > < email: noc@hdk5.net > > "All that's really worth doing is what we do for others."- Lewis > Carrol > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"