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* Re: [gentoo-user] Any UPS recommendations?
  @ 2013-01-08 17:27 99% ` Paul Hartman
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From: Paul Hartman @ 2013-01-08 17:27 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 7:01 AM, Walter Dnes <waltdnes@waltdnes.org> 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 personally have a Cyberpower 1350VA (with fancy LED display to show
current load, estimated time remaining, etc.). It is supported by NUT
in linux so my box can do a clean shutdown when the UPS battery is
running low. Running my big PC (with 7 HDDs RAID) it gives me around
30 to 45 minutes of life on battery before the shutdown kicks in. My
power outages at my house are generally either <5 seconds, or
hours/days with nothing in-between. :)


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