Re: UPS was:[RML] power out: helpful hints on what to do?

Jim Capelle (jcapelle at gte.net)
Thu, 10 Sep 1998 05:00:53 -0400

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Cecilia:   A Spike would be good term to use.  In computer talk and electrical mumble jumble,  it's a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline in a graph or in the tracing of a scientific instrument that reads electrical currents.        JiM C.

Cecilia Wester wrote:

Hi!

Mum and I just talked about Ups last week after a thunder. She is taking care of the computers at a company here.

She told me that the Ups could only survive a short time without power, about a couple of hours.
They are mainly used to prevent what we in Sweden calls "spikar" and if you translate it right away it would be something like "nail" as "hit the nail on the head".
You probably will call it something else.
 I don't know exactly how these "nails" works, so I'm not trying to explain it. :-)

regards,
Cecilia

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Hi Chen,
When I was into reef tanks a couple of years ago, An aquatic version
of an UPC was just coming on the market. It was designed to run the
main pump (or an auxiliary one that draws less). The UPC could run a
modestly sized pump for a surprisingly long time. It has been a while,
but I recall that they could go for most of a day (I honestly don't
remember though). Of course with a reef tank, water movement is a mater
of life and death and even just a few hours could make a difference.
For most FW tanks, I suppose it could be put on a timer to cut the pump
on and off to extend the total running time. But if you loose power for
days at a time, a generator is about the only thing I can think of.

Bjorn

b wrote:
>
> Whilst we are on the topic of power blackouts, has anyone investigated the
> potential use of UPS (Uninterruptable Power Supply) units which are
> commonly used for computers. I saw an ad recently about these large
> batteries, and how they could be used to run heaters and filters in the
> event of power shortages. I am not sure how long these units last for, or
> how much they cost to purchase.
>
> Anyone using or looked at one of these units ?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chen