RE: AAAARGH DAMMIT!

["Phillip Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>]

I've been looking for a couple of hefty UPS's for a while ... I have four
PC's (soon to be five) and a laptop plus external SCSI hard discs and DAT
drives, film and flatbed scanners and we suffer quite badly around here for
brownouts. I was going to try to get hold of something meaty to support the
PCs and network (this is at my home by the way - just didn't want you to
think I was a tight ass owner of some company) and maybe something to
support/filter the mains supply to my AV system.

If you have his email address still then could you possibly pass it on to
me
by mailing it to my private email address?

Cheers

Phil

-----Original Message-----
From: steve [mailto:steve@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2000 6:49 AM
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] AAAARGH DAMMIT!


Well, obviously the price depends on the spec and i have had mine a while.
This one can handle a ten machine LAN. It can power my 3 PC's for hours on
the batts. Great for when working on the mains during DIY.

It was approx 2-3 years in age althought it had actually only done 18month
use (internal hour counter, can be hooked up to a pc to show status and
change settings). I would think new it run into thousands, i paid 150
including carrage which as it weighs 70kg must have been a few quid.

I thought it was a good buy. Recently UPS have come down in price and you
can buy one new for that althought it certainly wont have that capacity and
only give minutes on battery.

Downside: You take a risk in buying from a usenet ad. I can say this guy
was
ok. Dispatching before cheque cleared. Also haggle with him. Guaranteed
working but you get no instructions cables etc. So look the models up on
manufactures sites before choosing.

Mine holds 9x12v batts. If the life span of these was up or they had been
abused then your looking at 9 x 20 quid to replace at the least.

Steve.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Phillip Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2000 8:21 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] AAAARGH DAMMIT!


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> What kind of cost does he knock out the UPS's for?
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> Phil
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: steve [mailto:steve@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, December 29, 2000 1:27 AM
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] AAAARGH DAMMIT!
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> > So, what do you folks do about power protection? are these surge
resistant
> > power strips any use at all?
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> Second hand 3kW UPS. A guy called 'juls' sells them on the uk computer
ads
> usenet group.
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> I didn't think they were required but when i see this thing kick in
several
> times a day. It must be. I bought it mainly to keep HA up over short
> outages.
>
> Can't say on power strips other than basically two types at Maplins
the
> cheaper ones and the ones with a guarantee offering cash if your
equipment
> is damaged whilst plugged into the product. As to if they pay up ? I
dont
> know.
>
> Steve.
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