<div dir="ltr">new option right at 600 watts <a href="http://www.frys.com/product/6173999?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG">http://www.frys.com/product/6173999?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG</a><div><br></div><div style>e bay option ~1KW <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/APC-UPS-XS-1500-Battery-Backup-Power-Supply-BX1500-Tested-FREE-SHIP-/141012115796?pt=US_Uninterruptible_Power_Supplies&hash=item20d4fa2154">http://www.ebay.com/itm/APC-UPS-XS-1500-Battery-Backup-Power-Supply-BX1500-Tested-FREE-SHIP-/141012115796?pt=US_Uninterruptible_Power_Supplies&hash=item20d4fa2154</a> </div>
<div style><br></div><div style>shop around a little, my suggestion is do math on finding units with no battery and where you can get the batterys local for a good price, I use a 3000kva APC that sits in my rack at the house, I have been thinking about building a bigger battery pack for it but it does its job.</div>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 1:01 AM, Ron Frazier (ALE) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:atllinuxenthinfo@techstarship.com" target="_blank">atllinuxenthinfo@techstarship.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">HI all,<br>
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I know we've discussed power protection before but I have a question with a bit of a different twist. The twist is I need more power for less money.<br>
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Now, granted, this weather pattern we're having is a bit unusual. However, it's reaking havok with my usage of my desktop machines. I'm having to shut them down virtually every day to prevent possible damage to the systems due to power glitches. I'm running both on the low side of the 500W - 1000W range. This exceeds the range of any ups I own, so they're not on UPS's. The power consumption has increased since I'm using GPU's for computations. Cranking them back up and restoring the running apps takes a good bit of time.<br>
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Most of these power glitches are just quick blinks that last only a few seconds, but that's enough to shut the systems down and potentially damage them. I had an unpredicted power failure last week which caused me several hours of work. The xmarks firefox bookmark database got corrupted, of all things, on a windows machine and my mint machine didn't want to boot properly.<br>
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So, I need, say, 700 W (not VA) of power failure protection, to run for 3 minutes, for $ 150 / pc.<br>
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I know that's a real stretch. It may not be possible. UPS's in that range seem to be $ 500 ea or so. The idea of a motor generator occurred, but I'm sure a new one would be lots of $$$. On thinking about that, I guess a motor generator wouldn't work without a huge flywheel. You guys mentioned ferrups systems before, but I think you all said they're very costly.<br>
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So, are there ANY options for doing this on the cheap? I'd even consider buying used equipment, but the solution would have to be viable. Whatever it is, it cannot draw more than about 10A from a 120V outlet. I'd be ok if the power dies after the 3 minutes, since I will have eliminated many of the small glitches. If the pc interacts with the power system to shut down, I preferably need it to work on windows or linux. If I anticipate a major storm, I'll still shut them down, but at least I could go to supper or go to sleep without worrying as much about these pop up storms.<br>
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All I want is 3 stinkin' minutes. Or should I just give up and shut down whenever it thunders nearby?<br>
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Sincerely,<br>
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Ron<br>
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