* J.A. de Vries <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070204 06:28]: > After some Googling I am thinking of buying either an APC Smart-UPS 750 > or a MGE Evolution 850. As far as I know APC is the "big brand" and it > certainly is the one that is the easiest to get around here. Their > Powerchute software seems to support Linux as well.
I've had two or three APC UPS units burn up, in the sense of emitting smoke; that is a bit scary. Cleaning house a week ago, I came across six or seven APC units of various models which have failed within the past five years; these all went into the dumpster. I now refuse to purchase APC; APC appears to spend more on advertising than on engineering. I currently am well pleased with Powerware units, which are used in the broadcast industry. Powerware advertises advanced battery management circuitry which is said to increase battery life by a substantial factor. Also, even the lower-cost Powerware units provide a nearly-sinusoidal waveform, rather than a stepped wave. (The more expensive Powerware units provide a pure sinusoid.) Powerware may be purchased in the US through BSW (www.bswusa.com). Another respectable UPS manufacturer is Tripp-Lite. RLH -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]