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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Why not NiMH?
Date: 5 Dec 2013 22:02:04 GMT
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On 2013-12-05, J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> wrote:
> On 12/5/13 1:37 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:
>> On 2013-12-05, J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>> On 12/5/13 12:59 AM, nospam wrote:
>>>> In article <l7p4em$siq$1@dont-email.me>, J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> My modem and ATA have wall warts for 12VDC.  When I went to VOIP, I
>>>>> bought 50 feet of zip cord, red on one side to identify positive.  I put
>>>>> connectors for my modem and ATA on one end and alligator clips on the
>>>>> other for my car battery.  Now I have phone service when the power is
>>>>> out.  If I had a laptop, I could check the power company's site and of
>>>>> course comp.sys.mac.system.
>>>>
>>>> or you could buy a ups and run more than only 12v devices.
>>>>
>>> Some people get only 2 years from UPS batteries.  The run time is
>>> usually minutes.  My last car battery lasted 13 years and gave me all
>>> the phone time I wanted in power failures.
>>
>> Uh huh...
>>
>> The rest of us get 5-8 years from our UPS batteries, and size the UPS
>> units to give us longer run times. It's always best to use your brain
>> when making purchasing decisions, eh?
>
> Robert Sember, in charge of Electrical Construction and Maintenance at 
> Eaton Corp., says the standard expectancy is 3-5 years.  When capacity 
> drops to 80%, deterioration accelerates.
>
> I'm with you on this one.  It wouldn't make sense to buy a UPS just to 
> get online a few minutes in an occasional power failure.

That's not what I meant or said. For some of us, it is actually
important to be able to stay online and continue computing during
outages. If that's not a requirement for you, fine; but UPSs are indeed
a viable option for many of us.

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