"jps" wrote in message
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On Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:04:52 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
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"mgg" wrote in message
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"nom=de=plume" wrote in message
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Looks like I'm stuck here for now... two huge trees got blown over the
access road. We're having 60 mph winds today and tonight forecast.
Fortunately, the house is protected with UPS, so I can still work, but
I
was supposed to go out with friends. My neighbor said he's come by and
chainsaw them so I can get out, but that'll be tomorrow. It's too
dangerous to be out right now. I'm amazed nothing has hit the house
that's bigger around than a baseball bat (10 or so hits so far). The
little lake is all stirred up, and it looks like someone's dinghy is
sunk
next to the dock.

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Nom=de=Plume


How big are your UPS batteries? They're generally big enough to get
everything shut down properly.

We're gettin' some wx here as well.

--Mike


I don't know the wattage? if that's what it is. I have a big battery bank
(8D-size? - they weigh a ton each - I can't even move one) that can run
the
whole house from solar panel charging for quite a while, plus I have a
3000
Honda generator that can run things for about 12 hours if necessary. The
solar panel is an 8kw system, which was expensive, but I got a state
rebate.
Everything switches automatically (not the generator), but there's still a
pause, so I also have my main computer with its own UPS. That one is an
APC
1500.

Sounds like a cool system. We've got a couple of 1500s at the office.
Good for an hour or two depending on load.


A couple of years ago before I had the house system, I had a slightly
smaller ups, and it ran for 3 hours before it did an auto-shutdown. It's
just running my main PC and router and such.

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Nom=de=Plume