Comments on: Do you use a battery backup/ups? http://johnbiehler.com/2009/01/14/do-you-use-a-battery-backupups/ Technology, mobile, photography, travel and anything else I find interesting Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:39:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tyler http://johnbiehler.com/2009/01/14/do-you-use-a-battery-backupups/comment-page-1/#comment-31548 Tyler Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:37:05 +0000 http://johnbiehler.com/?p=1185#comment-31548 We have some 550VA ones here at work for our employees' desks but with a recent power outage people were wondering why they weren't working and their machines shutoff. I looked around at the UPSes they had and found out they had plugged them into the 'Surge' outlets and not the 'Battery' outlets. These 550VA ones are for 'home' setups and will only last like 7 minutes. Also people were plugging EVERYTHING into them. Normally just plug your Monitor, Computer into them so at least you can save/shutdown properly. As for our servers (we have like 30) I think when the power goes out (and our diesel generator doesn't kick in) our UPS will allow the servers to run for over two hours. Those UPSes were HEAVY! lol We have some 550VA ones here at work for our employees’ desks but with a recent power outage people were wondering why they weren’t working and their machines shutoff. I looked around at the UPSes they had and found out they had plugged them into the ‘Surge’ outlets and not the ‘Battery’ outlets. These 550VA ones are for ‘home’ setups and will only last like 7 minutes.

Also people were plugging EVERYTHING into them. Normally just plug your Monitor, Computer into them so at least you can save/shutdown properly.

As for our servers (we have like 30) I think when the power goes out (and our diesel generator doesn’t kick in) our UPS will allow the servers to run for over two hours. Those UPSes were HEAVY! lol

]]> By: VancityAllie http://johnbiehler.com/2009/01/14/do-you-use-a-battery-backupups/comment-page-1/#comment-31414 VancityAllie Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:41:01 +0000 http://johnbiehler.com/?p=1185#comment-31414 $36?! What an incredible deal. We have some at the office that are thousands of dollars. Never thought I'd be able to get something like this for home, even if it is a short amount of time. Thanks for pointing this out. $36?! What an incredible deal. We have some at the office that are thousands of dollars. Never thought I’d be able to get something like this for home, even if it is a short amount of time. Thanks for pointing this out.

]]> By: John http://johnbiehler.com/2009/01/14/do-you-use-a-battery-backupups/comment-page-1/#comment-31344 John Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:13:58 +0000 http://johnbiehler.com/?p=1185#comment-31344 I don't think it does conditioning based on some posts on the deals forum that alerted me to the deal in the first place but haven't looked into it further yet. I don’t think it does conditioning based on some posts on the deals forum that alerted me to the deal in the first place but haven’t looked into it further yet.

]]> By: Kevin Haggerty http://johnbiehler.com/2009/01/14/do-you-use-a-battery-backupups/comment-page-1/#comment-31338 Kevin Haggerty Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:24:56 +0000 http://johnbiehler.com/?p=1185#comment-31338 I've been wanting a UPS for my 'basement gear' (DSL modem, router, switch, server) for a while now. At $36, sounds like I'd be crazy NOT to buy one of these. I'll have to see if our local Costco has them or not. Question - does this thing do any sort of power conditioning? I see it does surge protection, but what about low voltage? I’ve been wanting a UPS for my ‘basement gear’ (DSL modem, router, switch, server) for a while now. At $36, sounds like I’d be crazy NOT to buy one of these. I’ll have to see if our local Costco has them or not.

Question – does this thing do any sort of power conditioning? I see it does surge protection, but what about low voltage?

]]> By: Kyler http://johnbiehler.com/2009/01/14/do-you-use-a-battery-backupups/comment-page-1/#comment-31139 Kyler Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:16:01 +0000 http://johnbiehler.com/?p=1185#comment-31139 Humm, maybe I'll get one of these too. We have not lost power during local outages, and I'm not sure if that's because our block was lucky, or because our building has an awesome backup generator. Either way though, I've seen flickers before and while I'm protected from surges, it would be nice to know my iMac won't go through a hard reboot. Humm, our router/modem setup is in another location, perhaps two are needed. :-) Humm, maybe I’ll get one of these too. We have not lost power during local outages, and I’m not sure if that’s because our block was lucky, or because our building has an awesome backup generator. Either way though, I’ve seen flickers before and while I’m protected from surges, it would be nice to know my iMac won’t go through a hard reboot.

Humm, our router/modem setup is in another location, perhaps two are needed. :-)

]]> By: Dave http://johnbiehler.com/2009/01/14/do-you-use-a-battery-backupups/comment-page-1/#comment-31127 Dave Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:39:15 +0000 http://johnbiehler.com/?p=1185#comment-31127 Nice.. I think I will pick up one of these babies for my home office. Nice.. I think I will pick up one of these babies for my home office.

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