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Whittie

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Registered: 11th Aug 06
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15th Jul 10 at 09:07

As the title really; do they make anything that you can run your desktop on batteries or something for 10 mins (give you time to save documents etc)?
I recall hearing something a while back, but not sure if it was actually made in the end...

Laney

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15th Jul 10 at 09:11

UPS maybe?

Tommy L

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15th Jul 10 at 09:11

I know we have something here at work so if we have a power cut our server keeps on running. No idea what its called or if thats what you are asking?

John

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15th Jul 10 at 09:13

UPS.

3CorsaMeal

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15th Jul 10 at 09:13

yes, UPS, uninteruptable Power supply, basically a battery that you keep plugged in, we have them at work but some have been a pain the arse and broken.

3CorsaMeal

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15th Jul 10 at 09:14

we bought a load for each computer at work, all excited, then came a power cut, everyone went to save, but we hadn't got anything to plug the routers into so the whole LAN was down

Whittie

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15th Jul 10 at 09:47

quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
we bought a load for each computer at work, all excited, then came a power cut, everyone went to save, but we hadn't got anything to plug the routers into so the whole LAN was down

Thanks guys

Planty02

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15th Jul 10 at 10:06

You can even get a 4 way power extender with a built in battery/UPS so you could plug anything into it. APC make them.

UPS are normally kettle plugs only.

Planty02

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15th Jul 10 at 10:08

Standard UPS:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=UP-023-AP&utm_source=froogle

Planty02

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15th Jul 10 at 10:09

Mains type:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=UP-034-AP&groupid=702&catid=55&subcat=1208

Aaron

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15th Jul 10 at 11:07

Peddle power?

Whittie

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15th Jul 10 at 11:16

Ordering the mains one, it's exactly what I need! Cheers Ian

Ian W

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15th Jul 10 at 12:24

quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
we bought a load for each computer at work, all excited, then came a power cut, everyone went to save, but we hadn't got anything to plug the routers into so the whole LAN was down

I did the same thing, forgot to UPS the switch that connects the two buildings

IvIarkgraham

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15th Jul 10 at 13:26

petrol generator!

Planty02

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16th Jul 10 at 12:28

Ian

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16th Jul 10 at 14:12

I had a UPS here on my computers, five years and the power has never gone off but the UPS blew up one day and the computers went off.

They're just straight in to the wall now.

Bart

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16th Jul 10 at 15:03

quote:
Originally posted by Ian
I had a UPS here on my computers, five years and the power has never gone off but the UPS blew up one day and the computers went off.

They're just straight in to the wall now.

same here, my batteries have gone for the second time (have lasted a couple of years each).
TBh, I cant be assed to sort new batteries, so have gone straight into the wall.

Also Whittie, you will need some serious power to enable to continue working on your PC for a reasonable amount of time.

The piddly little 400VA ones will give you enough time to sensibly shut down your PC and thats about it.
The one I have is 1500VA and thats about the smallest youd want to go.

csweatherston

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16th Jul 10 at 16:56

I have a APC 1000va, Saved my computer during the last power cut.
Best buy i ahve made in a while, as were forever having power cuts here... last year one fried my mobo cpu, psu and mem

dannymccann

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16th Jul 10 at 17:42

quote:
Originally posted by csweatherston
I have a APC 1000va, Saved my computer during the last power cut.
Best buy i ahve made in a while, as were forever having power cuts here... last year one fried my mobo cpu, psu and mem

Surge-proof socket gang for £10?

csweatherston

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16th Jul 10 at 19:42

possibly cheaper..yes.
But then i would have had to sit there in the dark untill the power came back on.

Fortunatly i was able to sit there knocking one out watching redtube, whilst updating my ipod.
For that one reason..its worth it.

dannymccann

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16th Jul 10 at 20:18

C2RL R

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20th Jul 10 at 09:29

we have maybe 12 apc ups's here and we normally end up changing the batteries in at least 1 every 6 months. for some reason the batteries swell up and eventually split. it's a bit of a nightmare because the thing that is meant to keep your machine powered up causes it to switch off.

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