From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1708613839B for ; Wed, 9 Jan 2013 16:10:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 2F78E21C0C3; Wed, 9 Jan 2013 16:10:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ye0-f179.google.com (mail-ye0-f179.google.com [209.85.213.179]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0662421C02A for ; Wed, 9 Jan 2013 16:08:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ye0-f179.google.com with SMTP id m4so352478yen.24 for ; Wed, 09 Jan 2013 08:08:58 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=x-received:message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject :references:in-reply-to:x-enigmail-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=ZaQMtoHXgdMSGCUXh3KD3i2KXZDqaAEbo5y7hqX7fGM=; b=LrY0vokcsABZp4vF9UyPhdh09GpdeDBfTYGUHCLlx5pq7ZiLRzKPSnKl609vd02eef +qcyxFN9wcWKVCzh26m/H/xikgNWzNgJ5eOi8P+m4wTiqMWws1DUelfbSd62WwEwohTG 2r+lulwMQBLsvQn4UtpBwd5VFvSv6cK1DsLvDgZ9zeRrFnKDDlnzd+zvPVyjRvH4IUsQ H189xsFYx1crtaDXVuJrp+6wfBX7AJuXba0jAsy8v83t98ts6RyXHnKtFz2BfshPXTK+ J4bdPxliJyl23ykCcVae6ckkph1ADZY+fuIk6KzgQWIXhD/z86Y64sR1l/inBq7EBSpJ sYaQ== X-Received: by 10.236.129.129 with SMTP id h1mr77687070yhi.112.1357747738115; Wed, 09 Jan 2013 08:08:58 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.2.5] (adsl-65-0-94-18.jan.bellsouth.net. [65.0.94.18]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id n47sm26560243yhc.12.2013.01.09.08.08.56 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Wed, 09 Jan 2013 08:08:56 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <50ED9617.6010309@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:08:55 -0600 From: Dale User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:17.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/17.0 SeaMonkey/2.14.1 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Any UPS recommendations? References: <20130108130147.GA26744@waltdnes.org> In-Reply-To: <20130108130147.GA26744@waltdnes.org> X-Enigmail-Version: 1.4.6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: d45f909b-e275-4e32-9674-0829186f4713 X-Archives-Hash: a77d275cc6aa60db8b50204a24fd4e0b Walter Dnes wrote: > I think my UPS is dying. Time to get a new one. It's been years, so > there may be new tech out there I don't know about. My normal usage is > * 1 LCD monitor 24" > * 1 (sometimes 2) "desktop" PCs connected to the monitor > * 1 ADSL router/modem > > What brand and VA rating would people recommend. The stuff I'm > concerned about is the 2 or 3 times a year I get power flickers, or a > short outage. And also, if power is out for more than 5 minutes, and > the battery is running low, I want the PC to be able to sense that and > execute /usr/sbin/hibernate > I'll add what I have. I have a CyberPower UPS. It's a 1350va model. It works fine. The software, doesn't seem to allow me to change settings tho. When I have power problems, it is one of two things. Long blinks of a couple to several seconds or dead for hours. I wanted to change it so that it would auto shutdown when the battery got to about 50% or so. I don't see any need in running the thing down all the way when the power will not be back on in time to prevent a shutdown anyway. So, UPS works fine for what I need but software has a few limits. I have a Cooler Master case with lots of large fans, Gigabyte mobo, 16Bgs of ram, 4 hard drives, DVD burner and a 22" LG monitor plus a DSL modem and a Linksys router plugged in. According to the software, it runs at about 20% of its rated 1350va. This is also the second CyperPower UPS that I have had. The last one works but the plugs are a bit loose. When I got the one above, I did some work on the old one and use it for my TV now. I also had to replace the batteries in the old one after about 6 or 7 years. I bought the old one back in 2003 or so. It is dependable. I read some of the other posts too, I have always read that APC has better Linux support. It just depends on what you can afford and IF you need all the fancy controls. ;-) Hope that helps. Dale :-) :-) -- I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words!