[Tfug] UPS recommendations?

[Harry McGregor]

On Mon, 17 Jun 2002, John Gruenenfelder wrote:

> I checked the TFUG archive, but only found some UPS usage questions.  I'm
> interested in purchasing a small UPS for use here at work.  There would be at
> most two machines plugged into it, and it need only provide power for a couple
> of minutes so they can shut down.
>
> I don't know how much power the machines are using, though... One is a dual
> PII-400 with two SCSI HDDs and the other is a dual PIII-800 with a single
> HDD.  One has an LCD panel while the other has a regular 17" monitor.  I would
> like to keep the screens on the UPS as well, so that anybody using the
> machines when power goes would be able to save/quit/etc.
>
> That said, can anybody recommend a good (but fairly inexpensive) UPS based on
> those needs?  I would also like to be able to talk to it from a PC, so that it
> can tell the machine to turn off.  I've been to a few UPS sites, but prices
> seem to vary considerably, and I've nevered used one before.

OptiUPS is the brand I would recomend for this...

specificaly the Power-PS series:

http://www.opti-ups.com/productsoftw.htm

Probably the 800VA unit would be enough, the the 1100 VA is not much
more...

			Harry

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