[CLUE-Tech] UPS Recommendations?

[David Anselmi]

Well, I'm late chiming in, but since no one else mentioned it - for a small home
system you might consider a line conditioner instead of a UPS.  It's essentially a
beefed up surge protector.  mwave has a 1200VA tripp-lite for $109.  Compare that
to $20 for a surge protector (that's only good for one surge), and $200 for a UPS
(that needs batteries replaced sometimes).  May be a simpler solution.

Of course you don't get a clean shutdown, but again, if it's just a home system...

Good discussion of the differences and things to look out for at
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Unix-Hardware-Buyer-HOWTO/basics.html#POWER_PROTECTION

Dave

"Jed S. Baer" wrote:

> ian wrote:
> >
> > *nod*  Get the protection.  The key thought about all this in my mind is the
> > fact that you get what you pay for usually.  APC tends to be mega expensive
> > compared to some of the other models out there.
>
> Thanks, everyone, for your input. I wound up with an APC BackUPS650.
> TrippLite has a 700VA model which is just slightly less expensive, but
> comes without a serial cable (they have a mail-in card - allow 30 days
> for delivery). TrippLite also does not have a toll-free phone number.
> The lesser featured APC seemed to offer the most bang (VA rating) for
> the buck -- $209 at MicroCenter.
>
> FWIW, if I were working, I would have gone with a Fenton. I like a
> company which links to GPL code from their website. They have a
> toll-free phone answered by a person. Their in-state dealer is
> Innovative Electronics, in Commerce City. (I haven't openned up the
> PowerChute RPM from APC to if it's GPL.)
>
> jed
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