I have one connected by USB. The power has flickered without affecting my computer. I have not experienced a black-out sufficient to shut down the UPS & computer.
On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 5:51 PM, Anne Cartwright <[email protected]> wrote: > I know not to throw out the battery in the trash. Also I thought about > getting a new battery for my old UPS or buying a new one. Decided to get a > new one (easier); also my old UPS id probably 12 years old. I have been > debating a number of years wondering how long they last. Does the surge > protection aspect died or decline before the battery dies or not. > > Anne > > > > On Aug 13, 2010, at 11:14 AM, Lee Larson wrote: > > > On Aug 12, at 11:08 PM, Anne Cartwright wrote: > > > >> Any of you using such a system and how does it work? > > > > I've been running all my systems off UPS units for years. For the most > part, I've stayed with APC, but also have had good luck with Tripp Lite > units. I don’t use the software distributed with the boxes. On Mac OS X, I > use the built-in software or open sourced Apcupsd, because I've always found > them to be more reliable than APC's Powerchute. > > > > By the way, don’t throw out a failing UPS. It's usually just a bad > battery, and they're easily replaceable on most units. Take out your old > battery and go to Batteries Plus. They've usually got a replacement and > they'll recycle the old one for you. It's much cheaper than buying a whole > new unit. > > > > At any rate, don’t throw the UPS into the trash; batteries contain bad > stuff. Home Depot has a recycling box for dead batteries near the entrance > to most of their stores and The Shack (née Radio Shack) will also usually > recycle them. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > MacGroup mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > >
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