John Jason Jordan wrote: > So I have decided it's time to get a UPS. I have an old APC, but it has > sat unused for a number of years. It won't even take a charge. And it's > probably not worth fixing. I'd rather just get a new one.
Most likely it's fine. The batteries only last a year or two at the most and they are replaceable. > I'm thinking of 1500 VA, but I could be convinced to go higher. I'd > rather err on the high side. 1500VA for one desktop and a laptop? Is there a reason you need such a long runtime? You want to get a good surge protector in front of the UPS as it will have a higher joule rating. As for the UPS, get one that has runtime and battery health monitoring and is supported under Linux. Then get your computers set up to talk to it. This can be set up to automatically tell the computers to shut off (nicely) once the battery level gets down to 5% or whatever you tell it in the event of a power loss. And plan on replacing the battery every one to two years. -- m0gely _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
