Re: [IRCA] Battery back up not UPS

[Bill Harms <philcobill@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I guess the UPS that I am familiar with are the kind that continue to
run for a long time after the mains power goes down. We had one at one
location that I worked at that was a dynamo which ran off of the mains
and when the mains went down, it was already spinning and the diesel
engine fired up, so we never lost power. I am not sure of the power
rating, but we were on it for over 24 hours once..

Bill

Michael Hawkins wrote:
> It's a UPS.  All UPS boxes use batteries as a reserve to supply power
> from should AC go out.  They're just using the "battery backup"
> phrase because it makes more sense to people who don't know what a
> UPS is.
> 
> Mike
> 
> Bill Harms <philcobill@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Patrick, I don't use an
> UPS per se. Rather I use a battery back up from APC
> http://apc.com/products/family/index.cfm?id=21
> 
> I use it to smooth some of the common mode interference that comes 
> through the mains power. It also helps with ground loop whining that
>  happens when you are running several devices at the same time. I
> think it is because of the common ground.
> 
> The down side is that you can only run these devices for like 15 to
> 45 minutes depending on the size and depending on the load. If you
> have an extended power outage it can be problematic. But for flickers
> and brownouts, it has been a champ.
> 
> Bill
> 
> Patrick Martin wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>> 
>> I have been considering buying a UPS for my R8. Most get them for 
>> computers, but I wonder how well one would work for using the
>> receiver and phaser during a power outage. The one Costo has is $99
>> and is 1200w I think. I feel that would run the R8 quite a while.
>> Any thoughts? Do they cause any RF? I never have used a UPS before,
>> but if they can run a computer, they should run a long time for an
>> R8. Thanks.
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
>> Patrick
>> 
>> Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager
>> 
> 
> 

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