Ron, would this help? -> <a href="http://www.apcupsd.org/">http://www.apcupsd.org/</a><br>-- <br>Don Kramer<br><a href="mailto:donkramer@gmail.com" target="_blank">donkramer@gmail.com</a> - email / 404-213-7738 - cell<br>
<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 8:36 PM, Ron Frazier <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:atllinuxenthinfo@c3energy.com">atllinuxenthinfo@c3energy.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
I know, I know. The APC UPS Box in the store attacked me with<br>
marketspeak jargon and got through my defenses.<br>
<br>
It said "750 VA" (which is about 750 W)<br>
<br>
And said "runs for 15 minutes"<br>
<br>
So, I naturally assumed that it "runs for 15 minutes" AT "750 VA".<br>
<br>
Well, it don't! (Bad grammar used for emphasis.)<br>
<br>
It actually runs for about 1.5 minutes at 750 W and about 4 minutes at<br>
my typical load of 300 W.<br>
<br>
I guess it WOULD run for 15 minutes at a load of 75 W! Live and learn.<br>
Aside from the marketspeak, that was the biggest UPS I felt I could<br>
afford at the time.<br>
<br>
Given the situation, I'd really like to figure out how to tell Gnome to<br>
shut down at 75% battery power left, which is what I've done in<br>
Windows. That way, it will stand a fighting chance of stabilizing if<br>
I'm not there to babysit in the event of a power failure.<br>
<br>
I'll try to address the hibernate vs suspend issue more later.<br>
<br>
Sincerely,<br>
<font color="#888888"><br>
Ron<br>
</font><div class="im"><br>
<br>
On 11/5/2011 9:43 PM, David Tomaschik wrote:<br>
> work. Hibernate will not. I personally consider a UPS with a lifetime<br>
> of only 3-4 minutes only protection against brief power "blinks" and<br>
> brown-outs. (They also usually have 1st class surge suppression, as an<br>
> added bonus.)<br>
><br>
<br>
<br>
</div><div class="im">--<br>
<br>
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call on the phone. I get about 300 emails per day from alternate energy<br>
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<br>
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