Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2007 21:40:55 -0400 From: Rob <bitabyss@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: what kind of UPS will work best? Message-ID: <470ADC27.20605@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20071008231611.GE84240@thought.org> References: <20071006231203.GA65801@thought.org> <47084E80.3010003@pacific.net.sg> <20071007194446.GA69551@thought.org> <200710080236.05888.pieter@degoeje.nl> <470A715D.7090803@gmail.com> <20071008231611.GE84240@thought.org>
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Gary Kline wrote: > Outstanding; thanks++ for the URL for the watt/amp/volt/Hz/VA > meter. I just ordred one. Also for the ups_selector page. Glad to help. When you're experimenting with the meter, remember that for many devices you need to plug it in for a couple days to average out the load. Like a refrigerator, where the defrost only kicks in every few days. No so big a deal on computers, but you'll still get more accurate numbers. I saw one online review of the thing where the author was testing devices for less than an hour at a time, which is NOT going to give any accurate results. Some of my discoveries: CRTs that don't go into low power mode suck obscene amounts of power. Refrigerators aren't as bad a you might think. Most the draw in a residence is the HVAC. I'll send you (off list) a spreadsheet I was using to track stuff. -Rob
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