Regarding backup power supplies https://plus.google.com/u/0/+LaurenWeinstein/posts/K8rCVgUvoTP
Since I just rode over a nasty power hit here in L.A. during a wind/rainstorm, a few words about backup power supplies. You want them. And you want more of them than you think you do. No matter what anyone else tells you, over-provisioning of "uninterruptable power supplies" (UPSes) is on the side of the angels. I'd much rather have two units running at 25% capacity each, than one at 50%. Good units with monitoring capabilities (typically USB) are cheap enough now that there's no reason to play games with this stuff. Many will let you hot swap batteries without shutting down associated equipment. Also, this is one area (along with printer toner cartridges) where I don't recommend going aftermarket on replacement supplies. You'll pay a lot for the brand replacement batteries -- often a significant fraction of the entire UPS units, but there are so many horrible knockoffs out there. In fact, you also want to buy those name-brand batteries from reliable sources -- piracy in this realm is also rampant. Having sufficient reliable backup power changes "what a nightmare" situations into "that was mildly interesting" situations. Trust me on this. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com I have consulted to Google, but I am not currently doing so -- my opinions expressed here are mine alone. _______________________________________________ pfir mailing list http://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir
