I finally did it (Page 2): I concur and I have had one for years. I recently installed a new one. We lose power around here just a few times a year. However, it does give me time to...

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Dec 11, 2022 08:31:59 #

Jimmy T Loc: Virginia

Longshadow wrote:

Yup! UPSs are great for glips and brownouts!
Gives one time to save data and do an orderly shutdown.

I concur and I have had one for years.
I recently installed a new one. We lose power around here just a few times a year.
However, it does give me time to perform an orderly shutdown.
An electrical engineer friend told me that true sine wave (unclipped) power sources are much preferred for some applications.
Best Wishes,
JimmyT Sends

Dec 11, 2022 08:44:23 #

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Jimmy T wrote:

Some device power supplies are built more robustly (more expensive), others not so much. It depends on the power supply design how well it handles various "sine wave" (or not) power.

Dec 11, 2022 09:13:32 #

Jimmy T Loc: Virginia

Longshadow wrote:

Some device power supplies are built more robustly (more expensive), others not so much. It depends on the power supply design how well it handles various "sine wave" (or not) power.

Way past my KSA's so I will assume, say a Computer vs a Drill?
Thanks,
JimmyT Sends

Dec 11, 2022 09:37:20 #

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Jimmy T wrote:

Way past my KSA's so I will assume, say a Computer vs a Drill?
Thanks,
JimmyT Sends

Nah, re power supplies, more like a battery drill v. a 120 wired drill. Bit of a torque difference there...

Dec 11, 2022 10:06:30 #

Jimmy T Loc: Virginia

Longshadow wrote:

Nah, re power supplies, more like a battery drill v. a 120 wired drill. Bit of a torque difference there...

Like I said, Way past my KSA's, grin.

Dec 11, 2022 11:10:02 #

junglejim1949 Loc: Sacramento,CA

Manglesphoto wrote:

After three years of dealing with power drop-outs ... (show quote)

You are prepared

Dec 11, 2022 11:18:07 #

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

I run a UPS for my home office computer, printers, and internet and another inexpensive one to cover the 15 - 20 seconds it takes for the generator to cycle up to full power.

Dec 11, 2022 11:26:42 #

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

junglejim1949 wrote:

You are prepared

Really I need a backup generator but I can't afford one that will run the furnace 14.7kw plus what I would need for the rest of the house
looking at 20 - 30 kw

Dec 11, 2022 13:23:40 #

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

Your furnace takes 14.7 KW?

Electric furnace?

Sounds high for a burner and blower/pump

We have an oil fired hot air furnace and water heater and can run them and most of the rest of the house on a 6KW generator. And it’s a big house.

Dec 11, 2022 13:25:35 #

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

DirtFarmer wrote:

Your furnace takes 14.7 KW?

Electric furnace?

Sounds high for a burner and blower/pump

Yep total electric except for the Kitchen range.

Dec 11, 2022 13:30:54 #

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

Wood pellet stove for heat backup might be cheaper than a full electric generator.

Dec 11, 2022 13:36:44 #

chrissybabe Loc: New Zealand

Manglesphoto wrote:

.....After charging the batteries 8 hours I connected my computer and all peripherals except my printer which I will do later........

If your printer is a large laser printer then disconnect everything else before you try it. Laser printers suck a huge amount of power on startup so although it may work on standby the first print will quite likely be enough to shut everything off. I have a large colour laser on 230v from a 30A circuit (the feed to the laser is only through a 10A cable). Starting up for a print the lights dim momentarily. The startup current is often enough to trigger an overload on the UPS. So, depending on the printer, do not be surprised if the printer won't run from the UPS.

Dec 11, 2022 13:52:08 #

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Yes, they are essential. The other day, we had a blip in service. The two computers and the TV kept running.

Dec 11, 2022 13:54:53 #

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Mr. SONY wrote:

Nice to know I'm not the only one who for years has his recliner plugged into a UPS.
Electric, not manual.
I thought about that one day when I was reclined.
What would I do if the power went out!!!
I knew it would be extremely difficult if not impossible to get out of the chair.
Easy, UPS.
They do sell a few recliners with a battery backup incorporated into the recliner. Not many.

That happened to me the other day. The chair wouldn't go down while I was watching TV. The power had gone out, but it didn't affect the TV. Then I heard the UPS beeping. I thought the chair was plugged into a UPS, but it wasn't. Now it is.

Dec 11, 2022 13:57:14 #

rck281 Loc: Overland Park, KS

Manglesphoto wrote:

After three years of dealing with power drop-outs ,The Friday before last I bought a UPS...later. The I downloaded and installed the monitoring software.
SO far the "Power Panel" shows my max. draw at 230 watts with the backup drives running but not recording....
e).

Does the software that's used to shut down the computer, keep the computer from going to sleep? I tried the APC Power Chute software several years ago and it deactivated the sleep function. APC said they couldn't shut down the computer if it was in sleep mode.

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