[ale] my supposition. UPS

[Geoffrey]

Hogg, Russell E wrote:
> 
> I posted a link to a cheap UPS yesterday.
> It was supposedly 16 minutes of battery for a PC.
> 
> My supposition is this.
> If I plug my home router appliance into this thing I might get more than
> just 16 minutes as I'm assuming the draw from that little router is
> significantly less than a PC.  Especially when considering monitor.
> 
> I guess I'm asking if that 16 minutes is actually some sort of setting
> within the UPS (This doesn't make sense to me) or if it is related to
> battery capacity over draw.  
> 
> Anyone care to enlighten me with the facts?

You are correct in that it's an estimation based on the power used by 
the specified equipment.  Generally, a ups of that size is designed for 
one computer and it's monitor.

My personal experiences seem to indicate that you get less then their 
estimate.


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