On Tuesday October 8 2002 08:20 am, Sabin, Matthew wrote:
> I should probably start this with "don't try this at home..." but I'm
> going to propose precicely that:
>
> I have taken an APC UPS with batteries which had failed, and replaced
> them with cables run out the side to a pair of golf-cart batteries
> from Sears. The two batteries were about the same price as a new UPS
> at the time, and I've tested my network setup on it for an hour of
> up-time while unplugged before getting nervous and plugging it back
> in.
> --Matthew
Better yet, use a pic'up truck ;) At Wall*Mart you can buy a 350w
inverter for about $45. I've got one. I can run a 19" TV off my Chevy
for about 8 hours. When the truck battery starts gettin low, the
inverter automatically turns off. Truck still starts up. Same setup
ran my computer & monitor for over 4 hours.
My APC UPS is 4 years old, and the battery is still as good as new. I
already figured I'll use a deep cycle (marine-RV) battery solution if
it does fail.
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Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas
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