Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2023 20:06:38 +0000 (UTC) From: Paul Pathiakis <pathiaki2@yahoo.com> To: "questions@freebsd.org" <questions@freebsd.org>, Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> Subject: Re: seeking recommendation: UPS for Freebsd Message-ID: <331403460.758816.1681157198276@mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <25649.61743.236383.879770@jerusalem.litteratus.org> References: <25649.61743.236383.879770@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
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Hi,
Well, years of getting their quality up, CyberPower has my attention.=C2=A0=
=C2=A0
More than anything you don't want a simulated sine wave.=C2=A0 You want a r=
eal sine wave.
You want direct draw off the batteries at all time.=C2=A0 An AC -> DC switc=
h is "Bad".=C2=A0 The 'burst' can cause life-loss or total failure of compo=
nents.
I've had my server on a 1500A unit for over 5 years and did a recent drain =
and recharge.=C2=A0 It came right back to telling me I had 22 minutes of re=
serve power.=C2=A0 (Which is how long it told me on discharge and I stopped=
it 21 minutes.
So, just upgraded my server.=C2=A0 Got the latest unit again for my server/=
Desktop and I passed the old UPS onto the son's workstation.
Everything continues to work, but I'll take a closer look in 2 years.
Paul
On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 03:57:34 PM PDT, Robert Huff <roberthuff@=
rcn.com> wrote: =20
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Hello:
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 I have an older APC UPS (BackUPS RS 1500) that after yea=
rs of
excellent service _may_ need to be replaced.
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Is there a particular brand - or even model - that folks=
would
recommend for a medium-to-heavy home office environment?=C2=A0 (This isn't
the only UPS; it's just the only one causiong problems right now.)
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Budget is not unlimited, so I'm not looking for anything=
fancy;
just something that will (with replacement batteries) just do its job
for the next 15+ years.
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 And - of course - works with software running on FreeGSD=
.=C2=A0 (I use
apcupsd, and have seen nut used elsewhere.)
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Respectfully,
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
Robert Huff
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ta-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Well, =
years of getting their quality up, CyberPower has my attention. =
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a-setdir=3D"false">More than anything you don't want a simulated sine wave.=
You want a real sine wave.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"fals=
e"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">You want direct draw of=
f the batteries at all time. An AC -> DC switch is "Bad". Th=
e 'burst' can cause life-loss or total failure of components.</div><div dir=
=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"fa=
lse">I've had my server on a 1500A unit for over 5 years and did a recent d=
rain and recharge. It came right back to telling me I had 22 minutes =
of reserve power. (Which is how long it told me on discharge and I st=
opped it 21 minutes.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div>=
<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">So, just upgraded my server. G=
ot the latest unit again for my server/Desktop and I passed the old UPS ont=
o the son's workstation.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></=
div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Everything continues to work, bu=
t I'll take a closer look in 2 years.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"=
false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Paul</div><div><br>=
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On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 03:57:34 PM PDT, Robert H=
uff <roberthuff@rcn.com> wrote:
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<div><br></div>
<div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Hello:<br>=
</div><div dir=3D"ltr"> I have an older APC UPS (BackUPS =
RS 1500) that after years of<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">excellent service _m=
ay_ need to be replaced.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"> Is th=
ere a particular brand - or even model - that folks would<br></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">recommend for a medium-to-heavy home office environment? (Th=
is isn't<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">the only UPS; it's just the only one cau=
siong problems right now.)<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"> Bud=
get is not unlimited, so I'm not looking for anything fancy;<br></div><div =
dir=3D"ltr">just something that will (with replacement batteries) just do i=
ts job<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">for the next 15+ years.<br></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr"> And - of course - works with software running o=
n FreeGSD. (I use<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">apcupsd, and have seen nu=
t used elsewhere.)<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br=
></div><div dir=3D"ltr"> &=
nbsp; Respectfully,<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><b=
r></div><div dir=3D"ltr"> =
Robert Huff<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><=
div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div></div>
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