[ale] OT need 600-1000W power protection for 3 minutes - cheap

[gcs8]

new option right at 600 watts
http://www.frys.com/product/6173999?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

e bay option ~1KW
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


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.


On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 1:01 AM, Ron Frazier (ALE) <
atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:

> HI all,
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> So, I need, say, 700 W (not VA) of power failure protection, to run for 3
> minutes, for $ 150 / pc.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> All I want is 3 stinkin' minutes.  Or should I just give up and shut down
> whenever it thunders nearby?
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ron
>
>
> --
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>
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