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Re: [PLUG] UPS, 2s failures
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On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 03:57:31 -0400
Paul <gyoza@comcast.net> wrote:
> William H. Magill wrote:
>
> > The dryer is a big "sucker" 1875 watts!
>
>
> Oops. The dryer would overload my UPS. The 500VA UPS can only handle
> 300W, assuming a power factor of 0.6.
>
> > As I said, power is a fun topic.
> >
> Especially when we _have_ power. Actually, I was just entertained and
> tortured by apcupsd for Windows in slave mode. The entertainment came
> in the form of config file manipulation and watching apcupsd actually
> work. The torture was caused by apcupsd breaking Cygwin. Do _not_
> following the instructions for installing apcupsd if Cygwin is already
> installed! Trust me. (I have the secret recipe if you want it.)
>
> Two PCs are now protected by one UPS. During power loss, the UPS will
> tell the Linux box about the problem. The Linux box will then relay the
> message to the Windows box through the network. Both will shutdown in
> sequence leaving only the phone system running.
>
> Yeah, this _is_ fun.
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Paul,
Have you gone through the entire testing process that the apcupsd manual
suggests? Including the 'pull the plug' test? I've set up the daemon also and
all seems to be running properly but I have not run this test yet to make sure
the UPS keeps my PC running upon power outage.
John
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