RE: Thunder, Lightning ... and UPS'

["Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG)" <haweste@xxxxxxx>]

What timing :-)

I ordered an APC BackUPS 350CS yesterday from GlobalDirect (GBP 52.99
+vat).
It's due to arrive next week so I'll have a play and post some
feedback.
Like you, I only need to shut down in an orderly manner, rather than
keep
things running. I don't yet know whether I'll do it automatically
(probably)
or manually on an alarm. I'll see what the run-time is like with &
without
monitor, that'll probably make the decision for me.

One further point with the CS models from APC - they state that they
have
USB *and* serial connectivity although only a USB port is provided on
the
back of the unit. You'll need to phone APC (0870 845 8520) to order a
"USB
to serial converter" - they've sent me one FOC. :-)))

Will post some more when I've tried it out.

Cheers,

Tim H.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stuart Booth
> 
> Okay, I need a UPS. Whole house just powered down for a couple of
> seconds before I hear the roll of thunder just now. Not healthy for
my
> computers.
> 
> So, APS, I keep hearing about BackUPS and SmartUPS. Any words of
> advice?
> 
> I think I only want to keep certain key items running for a few
> minutes to allow me to power them down if the power doesn't
resume.
> I'm not looking for hours of action, frankly. Status updates to
the
> computer would be nice too.
> 
> Stuart

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