WTD: erm???

[Emohawk]

I'm stuck in the middle of know where. I had a power cut last nite (lasted 17hrs!!!). Luckily I wasn't doing any college work, otherwise I would have lost it :(

I know u an buy a battery pack of some kind that you plug into your plug socket, and then you plug your PC into the "battery pack", so if there is a power cut, the PC will still be running.
Allowing me to save my data, and shut down the PC properlly (and find a torch)...

Anyone know where I can get one???
Looked on Dabs, but as I don't know what I'm really looking for it's kinda hard :(

Thx :)

Emo

[tiSSue]

UPS?

[WhiteKnight]

You want a UPS

Uninteruptable Power Supply

Several people make them, APC, Belkin, Compaq.... and they can be had quite cheaply.

If memory serves i think you need a UPS that is 1.4 x Watts

I.e. if you have a 400w psu in your pc, and you monitor draws 150w then you need (400 + 150) * 1.5 = about 700va

You can get a 500 va UPS for about 40 quid... and that would probably be more than enough for the main PC.

[Emohawk]

Ta for that info, but I can't find any that are as cheap as you say :( Any chance of letting me know your sources :D

I'm looking at about a 700-800VA
I've found them for about £200-£300 :( :( :(

Emo

[wishy]

Yes, thats the retail price of them, thats what you'd expect to pay

[Eskimo]

its cheaper just to stick the autosave on. every 10 minutes or somink.

[JeRkY]

you can pick them up on ebay cheap....but the batteries may not be as good as in a new unit.

[Emohawk]

I'll have to get by without one then.
I'm just paranoid about my HDD, I can't get over the fact that most drives won't screw up like my IBM did :(

Emo

[Gifted]

got 2 or 3 connected to the server at work!

will run for bloody ages with a power cut... lost power one day for the whole day as someone dug through a cable and it stayed on all day :)

[Cabe]

/me strokes his 2.4kva Compaq unit

we had a pallet of them delivered to i9 (it think)

they came in a truck by themselves :D

[Big Giant Head]

yes in the event of a power cut, my stereo, tv, computer and server all continue running for hours joy

Obviously the fact that the server that routes the adsl downstairs isn't on it doesn't help a huge amount ;)

[Cabe]

we tried running Monks ikkle PC on one of the UPS's we got bored after 8 hours and it was still on the second charge LED......

[Jez_Gafys]

ill give you the link I paide 195 quid for a petrol generator that runs about 15 pc setups for around 30 minutes to and hour on a full tank .... or just enough to boil a kettle.


Im trying to remember what they are actually called something similar to a UPS but a lot more efficient and gives a cleaner supply of power which a UPS generally dosen't.

[Eskimo]

how does the petrol one work then?

[Gifted]

just like a normal generator...
which you can plug a socket into.

[Noodleman]

why not make your own from 2 car batteries.

I read an article on how to do this and im tempted to give it a go. :D

in testing the car batters UPS lasted 2 hours longer at full load than a normal UPS ;)

[Gifted]

yea but the UPS plugs into the mains and then to your pc and is being charged up perminatly!
then when you get a power cut it runs off the stroed power in the UPS!
were as i guess the car baterry wouldn't be perminatly connected but just for a supply in a power failure! so whats the point? we talking about saving your pc from loosing information in the event of a power failure/cut!

[BatWick]

Originally posted by Noodleman
why not make your own from 2 car batteries.

I read an article on how to do this and im tempted to give it a go. :D

in testing the car batters UPS lasted 2 hours longer at full load than a normal UPS ;) by any chance a link *I* gave you? by any chance this article Here! (http://www.dansdata.com/diyups.htm) written by the lord god himself.

Yes I have found God, and it comes in the form of Dan Of Data! Hail!

so, er, anyway, the article iis pretty cool and interesting, i thought about doing it, but then i relised i have not much real ned for a UPS, and ot much money either!

[Noodleman]

Thats the Article :D

/me bows before Batwick

And yes, you can run it from mains and when the power dies it goes onto backup.

[wishy]

Originally posted by - Big Giant Head -
yes in the event of a power cut, my stereo, tv, computer and server all continue running for hours joy

The music from the stereo also added to by the furious beeping of the UPS

[Big Giant Head]

that's why it has a mute button :)

(the ups not the stereo, although it does have one too)

[BatWick]

Originally posted by Noodleman
Thats the Article :D

/me bows before Batwick

And yes, you can run it from mains and when the power dies it goes onto backup.

i am but a minor diety, for your error, and forgetfulness you should sacrifice a virgin to the god who walks among us, he goes by many names; Jehova, Allah, Lord, The Shepard, Dan of Data, The One, The Teacher, The Light.

seriously his site is the best site there is, he is fuinny, a great writer, and i have read every ariticle. IMO the best are below, try reading them, you will love them, if you dont i wont hold it against you. You FREAK! just read them in theis order, then read the rest and check his site regularly.

How To Destroy Your Computer (The Best Of THe Lot IMO) (http://www.dansdata.com/sbs3.htm)
Lies, Damn Lies And Marketing (Extremely Good) (http://www.dansdata.com/gz008.htm)
How To Spot A Psychopath (http://www.dansdata.com/psycho.htm)
Your Computer is not alive (Heavily Recommended) (http://www.dansdata.com/magic.htm)
Stuff I Hate (http://www.dansdata.com/gz003.htm)
Mousemats Compared (http://www.dansdata.com/mousemats2.htm)
PORNsweeper (http://www.dansdata.com/pornsweeper.htm)

And for your perusal here (http://www.dansdata.com/altindex.html) is the full article list

[Noodleman]

Originally posted by BatWick
i am but a minor diety, for your error, and forgetfulness you should sacrifice a virgin to the god who walks among us, he goes by many names; Jehova, Allah, Lord, The Shepard, Dan of Data, The One, The Teacher, The Light.

seriously his site is the best site there is, he is fuinny, a great writer, and i have read every ariticle. IMO the best are below, try reading them, you will love them, if you dont i wont hold it against you. You FREAK! just read them in theis order, then read the rest and check his site regularly.

How To Destroy Your Computer (The Best Of THe Lot IMO) (http://www.dansdata.com/sbs3.htm)
Lies, Damn Lies And Marketing (Extremely Good) (http://www.dansdata.com/gz008.htm)
How To Spot A Psychopath (http://www.dansdata.com/psycho.htm)
Your Computer is not alive (Heavily Recommended) (http://www.dansdata.com/magic.htm)
Stuff I Hate (http://www.dansdata.com/gz003.htm)
Mousemats Compared (http://www.dansdata.com/mousemats2.htm)
PORNsweeper (http://www.dansdata.com/pornsweeper.htm)

And for your perusal here (http://www.dansdata.com/altindex.html) is the full article list

typo, jehova = jehovah :p:

and im gonna read those later on when i dont have a director of the company sat next to me :confused: