On Saturday 03 Aug 2002 6:31 am, Tom Brinkman wrote: > 150W per system would probly be overkill. You can't just add up PSU > ratings. 'Sides y'all are forgetting addin in monitors. Still, figure > 150W per system is probly adequate for most all systems includin the > monitor. Mostly UPS's advertise ratings in VA, not watts so much. A > 350VA UPS would probly be bare minimum for most desktop systems, 500VA > a little overkill. Can't hurt, my APC BackUPS 500 will keep my high > wattage Tbird system + 17" monitor up for about 20 minutes, without my > high wattage sub woofer sound system plugged into the UPS. <snip>
Tom, (I saved your message above back in August) If you don't mind me asking, in your opinion, would an APC BackUPS 500 run an Athlon 1.0 GHz and a Duron 900 MHz both with 17" monitors (also plugged in)? And perhaps my external modem? I'm not worried about my printer, sub woofer sound system or zip drive for now. I just got scared into action this morning when I found both PCs not going but it was only a matter of unplugging them from the power outlet and plugging them back in. Must have been a power surge because everything else in the house (eg. clocks etc) were still running. Jeez, you'd think I would've got an UPS sooner, especially after a hd being fried only a couple of months ago from a power outage! My old UPS died on me 18 months ago and the cost of repair was higher than buying a new one. Definitely getting an UPS ASAP! Sharrea -- Help Microsoft stamp out piracy - give Linux to a friend today
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