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In article <1k6o4hINNll9@shelley.u.washington.edu> iho@cac.washington.edu writes:
>I need to get some UPS systems for my file servers.  If you've been happy
>with what you're using, let me know the brand and model.  I'm looking for
>something in the 500 Watt range.
>
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>Il Hwan Oh                              | "You live and learn.
>Computer Facilities Manager             |   At any rate, you live."
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>iho@cac.washington.edu                  | 

I have a BEST Ferrups 500VA. I've had it for three years. Not a single
problem. This model is, in effect, an online UPS without the bulk of
the online circuitry and the advantages of a standby UPS. This
translates to *reliability*. The battery finally wore out two months ago.
The folks at BEST said I needed a 31AH maintenance-free battery to replace
it. The smallest deep cycle battery was a 100AH battery (!), so I just
got KMart's cheapest car battery ($35) and stuck it in there. I tested
it by pulling the plug - I get one hour of power with my 386/VGA. I
suppose that if I turned my monitor off, I'd get something like two
hours of power.
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Timothy Hu timhu@ico.isc.com	 | The intelligence (or lack of) expressed
Interactive Systems Corporation  | above does not necessarily reflect
Resource Solutions International | that of anyone else.