From owner-freebsd-isp Tue Dec 3 16:32:10 1996 Return-Path: owner-isp Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id QAA24813 for isp-outgoing; Tue, 3 Dec 1996 16:32:10 -0800 (PST) Received: from time.cdrom.com (root@time.cdrom.com [204.216.27.226]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id QAA24808 for ; Tue, 3 Dec 1996 16:32:08 -0800 (PST) Received: from time.cdrom.com (jkh@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by time.cdrom.com (8.8.3/8.6.9) with ESMTP id QAA07997; Tue, 3 Dec 1996 16:32:01 -0800 (PST) To: batie@agora.rdrop.com (Alan Batie) cc: neillt@realgoods.com (Neill Thornton), adonai@jump.net, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ups recommendations... In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 03 Dec 1996 13:04:33 PST." Date: Tue, 03 Dec 1996 16:32:01 -0800 Message-ID: <7993.849659521@time.cdrom.com> From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" Sender: owner-isp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > carry it through. Well, think again. I've got 1500W of UPS and they > were substantially discharged. The first thing they do when they see > line power is suck it dry to recharge the batteries. The 600W couldn't That's why it's good to have an automated generator start and power-cutover system - you're not supposed to run off the UPS for any longer than it takes for the generator to start. :-) I'm actually putting a system exactly along those lines together for my new house in the north woods - it's also an ISP's POP, and they're busily building the battery shack now. Because of their remote location, most of their customers are actually *not* on the power grid and have solar arrays or Pelton wheels (or both) powering their computers. We'd therefore be the only ones down during a power outtage, and that'd look kinda bad. :-) Jordan