Perhaps you could use solar power to help top it up?
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 12:09 PM, mike smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Run it off a switchmode that has an input range of 90-250? > > Laptop supplies have these, LCD displays have these. I haven't seen a > desktop that doesn't have a switch to go from one range to another, but > they may exist. > > Mike > > > On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 12:04 PM, GregAtGregLowDotCom <[email protected]>wrote: > >> No UPS is going to generate power for you. You’d need a generator for >> that.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Do United Energy have any sort of service level agreement? Or any >> agreement on what the tolerance should be? In the end, it sounds like you >> need new cabling to your area and only the supply company can do that. Last >> time I looked at this, the guarantees that they provided were very limited. >> It was almost as though if anything came out of your power points, you >> should be giving thanks to them.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> People have been successful in giving the electricity companies a hard >> time about quality of supply but it’s a hard road. I know of one in >> Queensland where they eventually gave in and power conditioned his whole >> house just to shut him up. (Mind you, he’s also been banned from the High >> Court as a serial pest so you can imagine the lengths that he was prepared >> to go to).**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Is there anything else in your street that could claim a strong need for >> better quality supply? For example, anyone on sensitive medical equipment? >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> A lot of computing equipment used to be rated as 220V +5% -10%. Those >> devices should be fine. But those that are 240V nominal might be a problem. >> I recall that Western Australian areas with 250V nominal used to be a real >> hassle for some equipment.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> In desperation, I’d suggest trying:**** >> >> ** ** >> >> **1. **Finding computing equipment that’s designed for 220V rather >> than 240V. (Some power supplies have switches on them, and you might be >> able to order a different power adapter for a notebook)**** >> >> **2. **Get a big transformer (eg. 2KVA) wound for something like >> 215V in and 240V out, then use a UPS.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Regards,**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Greg**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Dr Greg Low**** >> >> ** ** >> >> 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913fax >> **** >> >> SQL Down Under | Web: www.sqldownunder.com**** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Stuart Kinnear >> *Sent:* Thursday, 25 July 2013 11:50 AM >> *To:* ozDotNet >> *Subject:* UPS**** >> >> ** ** >> >> I am suffering major degradation of power supply over these winter >> months. The voltage drops to 204V during peak load periods and sits any >> where between 215 to 230 during the day.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Contacted United Energy several times - they are playing tricks like not >> turning up when the problems are manifested and measuring the power at >> midnight & saying it's OK. Talk to the technicians & they say that because >> I live at the end of the street & there are several new units >>> tough >> luck charlie. **** >> >> ** ** >> >> What I am thinking is to get a decent UPS that would regulate the supply, >> but I am not sure that they would work over a number of hours. It would >> need to support 6 PCs. Does anyone have any recommendations ? >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> -- >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Stuart Kinnear >> Mobile: 040 704 5686. Office: 03 9589 6502 >> >> SK Pro-Active! Pty Ltd >> acn. 81 072 778 262 >> PO Box 6117 Cromer, Vic 3193. Australia >> >> Business software developers. >> SQL Server, Visual Basic, C# , Asp.Net, Microsoft Office. >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> **** >> > > > > -- > Meski > > http://courteous.ly/aAOZcv > > "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, > you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills >
