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RE: kVA - kW?


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  • Subject: RE: kVA - kW?
  • From: "Des Gibbons" <des@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 12:39:20 -0000
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I would still go for a UPS that will give you brown-out protection and
filtering. Most of the cheaper UPS's don't do this. the APC smart ups
series
do though and are worth the money imo :)

DesG

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 22 March 2001 12:14
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] kVA - kW?
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> > I am sure you already know, but many generators and computers
dont like
> each
> > other,
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> Yeah..this is what I'm worried about.  When running more stuff you
tend to
> hear generators struggle and the lights dim (brown out?) and
> presumably this
> can damage electric appliances.
>
> > either run though a UPS or make sure the generator gives a clean
output
>
> How will I know if it has a "clean output"?
>
> It's a 3.4 kva not 3.8 as I mentioned already.
>
> Thanks
>
> M.
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