I use a 750VA UPS from APC. But, really, any UPS will do. The important thing is to replace its battery regularly. After about 4 years they have only half their original capacity.
On Sun, Sep 1, 2024 at 2:07 PM Ferran Vidal Marginet < [email protected]> wrote: > Uau! Nearly 10 years. Can you share with us which ups did you use? > I tried, some years ago, to run a weewx installation on my raspberry but > abandoned it because of the microcuts of supply. > Many thanks and congrats for this awesome piece of software! > Ferran > > El dia diumenge, 1 de setembre del 2024 a les 21:23:51 UTC+2, Tom Keffer > va escriure: > >> Almost 10 years ago I started an experiment on how long an SD card can >> last in the WeeWX environment. You can see the environment here >> <https://www.threefools.org/weewx/status/index.html>. >> >> When the experiment started, Squeeze (Debian 6) on an RPi B+ was state of >> the art. We've now gone on through 4 new generations of Pi's, and 6 >> generations of Debian. >> >> I'm finally bringing the experiment to a halt today, just short of its >> 10th anniversary, not because the card failed, but because the version of >> ssh it uses is so obsolete that my cloud server refuses to accept a >> connection any longer. >> >> I could install the latest version of Raspberry Pi OS, but I'd like that >> corner of my desk back. >> >> Conclusion? There is no reason not use an SD card as your primary storage >> if you do the following: >> >> - Get a good one. I used a SanDisk Extreme Plus, which is still >> available. >> - Buy a big one so the wear-leveling algorithm has lots of space to >> work with. >> - Use a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply). This cuts down on >> electrical transients. >> - Run a backup! >> >> -tk >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "weewx-user" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/e3ad6455-b010-40d3-9236-e1ebcd6d1a9an%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/e3ad6455-b010-40d3-9236-e1ebcd6d1a9an%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/CAPq0zEDu6F-jNQ86aHJrJmNQOUTLkiRmBU1Ue9x8UGDRUQhchg%40mail.gmail.com.
