NT wrote:
On Nov 21, 8:44 pm, Adrian Brentnall wrote:
HI Folks
We seem to be getting more & more short duration (5 seconds, maybe)
power outages (local Electricty folks looking into it -
but apparently it's somewhere on a 5km stretch of cabling
between here & the village - and, as it's self-resetting,
it's difficult to trace / fix).

So - thinking UPS for the 3 pc's here.
The two in the office are entry-level Dells, and could (perhaps) be fed
from the same UPS box ??
The one outside spends most of its time uploading data from the weather
station up to the web - and is probably too far away
to share the office UPS..

So - looking at CPC's website (only because they offer very reasonable
carriage rates to this part of Ireland) - there's a bewildering array
of units....

Any recommendations from what's on offer ?
personal experiences - ones to avoid..?

To be honest - it's probably less of a long-term UPS
that's needed - more of a 'keep the PCs running til the mains trips back
in' device..

Any suggestions ?

Thanks
Adrian

As your run time needs are so short, the only real issue is the power
output capability of the UPS


NT

So it's a matter of reading the ratings labels on the back of the kit..?
All the ofice screens are lcd, so I guess that helps with power
consumption.

When I mentioned UPS's about the house, it was suggested that backing up
the power to the Sky+ box would also be a Good Thing.....
So I guess it's a matter of deciding whether to go with one or two BIG
boxes or a scattering of smaller units....

Thanks