Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 00:00:57 +0000 From: David Brodbeck <gull@gull.us> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Uptime [OT] Message-ID: <CAHhngE3BKsJOAzQXui0JhLrKbS1DmN-_iuL7A=v7Z6OhOUv7fQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20120615235414.GA15957@hemlock.hydra> References: <op.wfxecjm234t2sn@cr48.lan> <201206151249.q5FCnnKF019002@mail.r-bonomi.com> <20120615160005.GB20814@hemlock.hydra> <CAHhngE1CudsAb_OHzagSOAkFrMN3ak=7rvANKdBRuXedF%2BaW3Q@mail.gmail.com> <20120615235414.GA15957@hemlock.hydra>
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On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 11:54 PM, Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> wrote: > I don't consider the ability to stay up for a few minutes when there's a > brief blackout to be the most important function of a good UPS, even > though that's kinda the reason the things were invented in the first > place. =A0The most important function of such a thing is power > conditioning, which eliminates the problems of spikes and brownouts in > the supply of power from the utility company even when nothing dramatic > enough happens to actually crash a running machine right away. =A0Such > variability in power can be bad for both hardware and consistent, stable > running of software. Hard to get unless you have several kilobucks to spend on an online type UPS, though. I actually had one I got surplus, several years back, but the constant inverter buzz got old fast in a home environment.
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