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Re: Why not NiMH?

From Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Why not NiMH?
Date 2013-12-06 18:40 +1300
Organization Aioe.org NNTP Server
Message-ID <061220131840041554%YourName@YourISP.com> (permalink)
References (7 earlier) <bgbvg4Fg4nsU2@mid.individual.net> <l7qjks$rd2$1@dont-email.me> <bgcbesFitphU3@mid.individual.net> <061220131326165738%YourName@YourISP.com> <CEC6894C.A4E40%ghost_topper@hotmail.com>

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In article <CEC6894C.A4E40%ghost_topper@hotmail.com>, George Kerby
<ghost_topper@hotmail.com> wrote:

> On 12/5/13 6:26 PM, in article 061220131326165738%YourName@YourISP.com,
> "Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
> 
> > In article <bgcbesFitphU3@mid.individual.net>, Jolly Roger
> > <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> >> 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.
> > 
> > Most outages are due to problems at the power relay station, which
> > likely means power probably isn't getting to the phone exchange either
> > and your Internet won't be working anyway.
> 
> Both landline and cell stations are equipped with various types of large
> generators to deal with that very situation, at least here in the States.

Fairly pointless for the phone exchange to have power when most people
thes days use wireless portable phones, most of which need power to the
base station to work.  :-)

We had a power outage here (scheduled due to repairs) a couple of weeks
ago which lasted about five hours. When the power came back on we still
had no dial tone on the landline phone for another hour ... probably
some fool forgot to turn the power back on for the exchange.

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Why not NiMH? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-04 16:24 -0500
  Re: Why not NiMH? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-04 16:38 -0500
    Re: Why not NiMH? dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2013-12-05 11:01 +1100
      Re: Why not NiMH? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-04 23:38 -0500
        Re: Why not NiMH? Mike Lane <mike.lane.usenet@ntlworld.co.uk> - 2013-12-05 13:21 +0000
          Re: Why not NiMH? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-05 11:29 -0500
          Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-06 09:01 +1300
      Re: Why not NiMH? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2013-12-05 05:21 -0500
        Re: Why not NiMH? dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2013-12-06 09:07 +1100
          Re: Why not NiMH? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2013-12-05 18:42 -0500
            Re: Why not NiMH? dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2013-12-06 11:57 +1100
              Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-06 18:34 +1300
                Re: Why not NiMH? dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2013-12-06 17:08 +1100
                Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-06 19:19 +1300
                Re: Why not NiMH? dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2013-12-06 20:14 +1100
          Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-06 13:30 +1300
            Re: Why not NiMH? dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2013-12-06 12:00 +1100
              Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-06 18:24 +1300
            Re: Why not NiMH? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-12-05 19:50 -0600
      Re: Why not NiMH? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-05 15:11 -0500
        Re: Why not NiMH? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-05 16:15 -0500
    Re: Why not NiMH? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-04 19:59 -0500
      Re: Why not NiMH? Ted Lee <tmplee@mr.net> - 2013-12-04 22:09 -0600
        Re: Why not NiMH? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-04 23:38 -0500
        Re: Why not NiMH? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-05 00:54 -0500
          Re: Why not NiMH? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-05 00:59 -0500
            Re: Why not NiMH? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-05 02:22 -0500
              Re: Why not NiMH? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-05 02:44 -0500
                Re: Why not NiMH? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-05 03:36 -0500
                Re: Why not NiMH? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-12-05 04:21 -0500
                Re: Why not NiMH? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-05 11:29 -0500
                Re: Why not NiMH? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-05 16:24 -0500
              Re: Why not NiMH? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-05 18:37 +0000
                Re: Why not NiMH? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-05 14:19 -0500
                Re: Why not NiMH? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-12-05 13:31 -0600
                Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-06 09:07 +1300
                Re: Why not NiMH? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-05 14:36 -0500
                Re: Why not NiMH? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-05 22:02 +0000
                Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-06 13:26 +1300
                Re: Why not NiMH? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-06 00:33 +0000
                Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-06 18:36 +1300
                Re: Why not NiMH? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-06 21:22 +0000
                Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-07 11:49 +1300
                Re: Why not NiMH? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-07 00:11 +0000
                Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-07 18:07 +1300
                Re: Why not NiMH? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-12-07 08:37 -0600
                Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-08 09:52 +1300
                Re: Why not NiMH? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-12-05 19:49 -0600
                Re: Why not NiMH? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-12-05 21:55 -0500
                Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-06 18:40 +1300
                Re: Why not NiMH? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-06 21:24 +0000
                Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-07 11:49 +1300
                Re: Why not NiMH? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-06 18:43 -0500
                Re: Why not NiMH? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-12-07 08:32 -0600
                Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-08 09:50 +1300
                Re: Why not NiMH? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-12-07 15:50 -0600
                Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-08 14:04 +1300
                Re: Why not NiMH? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-12-07 21:02 -0600
                Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-08 17:45 +1300
                Re: Why not NiMH? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-06 17:48 +0000
                Re: Why not NiMH? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-06 21:25 +0000
        Re: Why not NiMH? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2013-12-05 05:33 -0500
        Re: Why not NiMH? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-05 18:35 +0000
      Re: Why not NiMH? Zar Zifodow <zarzifodow@mailinator.com> - 2013-12-04 20:14 -0800
      Re: Why not NiMH? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-04 23:38 -0500
        Re: Why not NiMH? Siri Cruz <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2013-12-04 20:46 -0800
        Re: Why not NiMH? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-05 02:22 -0500
          Re: Why not NiMH? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-05 02:44 -0500
  Re: Why not NiMH? Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2013-12-04 23:08 -0800
    Re: Why not NiMH? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-05 03:08 -0500
      Re: Why not NiMH? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-05 11:29 -0500
  Re: Why not NiMH? me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2013-12-05 14:15 +0000
    Re: Why not NiMH? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-05 12:43 -0500
      Re: Why not NiMH? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-05 12:54 -0500
      Re: Why not NiMH? Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2013-12-05 22:44 -0800
        Re: Why not NiMH? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-06 13:19 -0500
      Re: Why not NiMH? me@home.spamsucks.ca (Kiraly) - 2013-12-06 22:35 +0000
        Re: Why not NiMH? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-07 02:27 -0500
        Re: Why not NiMH? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-08 00:10 -0500
  Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-14 18:57 +1300
    Re: Why not NiMH? Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2013-12-17 12:04 -0500
      Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-18 09:27 +1300
  Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-19 18:59 +1300

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