Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 09:23:19 +0800 From: Erich Dollansky <erich@alogt.com> To: noc@hdk5.net Cc: Frank Leonhardt <frank2@fjl.co.uk>, yudi v <yudi.tux@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: UPS buying suggestion Message-ID: <20131017092319.3bcf7cd5@X220.ovitrap.com> In-Reply-To: <525EFAC4.8000608@hdk5.net> References: <CACo--msUpY-6r7MkuEvrPDpSVdFZyBotSA-eS7aLGMFDeq_vDQ@mail.gmail.com> <525D225B.7050205@fjl.co.uk> <CACo--mtr4Uj5KCY3E5UY7HGS9_t%2Bwi9a3ipvsa_9K_aV=V9FdQ@mail.gmail.com> <20131016134311.12ca7673@X220.ovitrap.com> <525EFAC4.8000608@hdk5.net>
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Hi, On Wed, 16 Oct 2013 10:44:52 -1000 Al Plant <noc@hdk5.net> wrote: > Erich Dollansky wrote: > > Hi, > > > > On Wed, 16 Oct 2013 12:35:32 +1000 > > yudi v <yudi.tux@gmail.com> 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"
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