Re: [WinMac] Power Failure/Elegant Shutdown?
Marlan(marlan[at]sasquatch.com)
Sun, 27 Sep 98 17:55:13 -0800
Hi,
An uninterruptible power supply (UPS). Get a decent one for about
$150-$200. I got 'a Triplite' or something like that that kept our server
going a a large religious retreat. It was a 600 watt UPS and would only
last 8-15 minutes keeping up the server and monitor (and network hub),
but since it had 2 6v batteries in series, I spliced wires into the unit
and connected the wires to an external 12v. Deep cycle marine battery
which would keep the unit going at least 6 times that long.
Note: You still can only plug so many devices in--don't exceed the
wattage--the battery just makes them run much longer.
Marlan
>I live in Georgia where we get random power outages lasting for 5 to 15
>minutes in the middle of the night about once or twice a month.
>
>Does anyone have experience to share about devices (apc's?) that can help
>in the event of a short outage and perhaps shut down an unattended NT
>Server automatically if the outage is longer than 15 minutes?.
>
>Does anything similar exist for a Mac?
>
>I prefer to leave my computers running continuously, believing that to be
>less stressful than starting up onece a day.
>
>The NT server has to be up continuously.
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