Is this OT? I don't think so.
It is very interesting that India and developed strong places like Tamil Nadu are unable to provide basic amenities like electricity. But we should light a lamp instead of complaining about the darkness. ;) I will tell you what I have done. It took me a long while to obtain the financial resources for it and a lot of asking around led me to this solution. I have bought an Exide Tubular battery that is fairly large. I think from the cost you can figure out the exact specifications. It is around 11.5k. It is apparently able to support one PC for as long as 10 hours. ;) I think with two PCs I can easily get more than 4 hours. What more do I need? I did something else as well. Instead of going in for an inverter and multiple separate UPSes I went in for an online UPS of rating 750 VA. Now the output from this one battery and online UPS is connected to the main power supply of my office. I can connect all my modems, hubs, PCs, speakers, monitors and so on. Obviously you should know that it is high time you threw away your CRT monitors. LCD monitors take up very little power. As I am writing this mail there is a scheduled power cut. The online UPS + battery cost me exactly 20k. I believe I hit upon the right solution to the problem since I know there are just too many options out there. Generators, multiple battery vendors, local made, branded, UPS/inverters from APC and so on. I think the whole thing rests upon the battery. (I could be wrong here) And you have the scary possibility of the acid spilling on your floor. Ouch! In order to avoid all that spend that extra sum and go in for a branded proper battery. Hope this helps. Thank you. -Girish _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
