[BBLISA] UPS suggestion

[John Stoffel]

>>>>> "Edward" == Edward Ned Harvey <bblisa3 at nedharvey.com> writes:

>> > When you buy APC, buy SmartUPS.   Not BackUPS.   And not SmartUPS SC.
>> 
>> Ok, I'll bite, why? what's the difference?

Edward> I'm going to have to wrack my brains to remember why I reached
Edward> this conclusion ... Forgive me if I'm too vague for taste ...

If you look at the specs, I think the BackUPS has a much shorter
runtime at a given load compared to the SmartUPS models.  I.e. they're
meant to run your home systesm through a short outage, not a longer
one.  

We used to use the Matrix 5000 UPSes at a former job with the extended
battery packs, just so we could run for 30-45 minutes at a time if
need be.  Didn't always make it, esp when it took 15 minutes to shut
everything down...

John