On May 26, 2009, at 2:49 PM, diane wrote:
> > I liked the LS but it only has 7 outlets total. Maybe I just need to > re-evaluate what I need to plug in to it. I was trying to "do it all" > with one unit. > > The ES has 10 outlets for even less than the LS (but not the > brownout feature). Heck, if you need more outlets, just plug a power strip into the UPS. So long as you don't exceed the rating of the unit, the number of items plugged in is irrelevant. APC cautions against this because of the temptation toplug every damn thing in, but with modern Mac systems, after the CPU, everythign else is relatively inconsequential. (like my computer, monitor, and assorted power bricks for external drives, USB hubs, Firewire Hubs, and in the case of my home system the cordless phone) all plug in to power strips connected to the battery side. My old Backups 500 at home will run my phone for a doay or so, I bet, if I unplugged everything else. It certainly held up fine for seceral hours during our last power failure. (big storm hit town, and a whole bunch of major utility poles went down. During this, the breaker blew on the transformer feeding us and about 5 neighbors. We were way low on the list that night.) In the office I have a BackUPS RS 900 connected to my iMac, external 19" monitor, along with three or four power bricks for ancillary equipment. It will run the whole shebang for about 20-30 minutes. Long enough for me to fire up remote desktop to shut down the servers amid the cacophony of beeping (When the power goes out in our office, we know it!) -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
