Re: Power Consumption
John G. Thompson (jgt10@livingston.com)
Wed, 21 May 1997 11:08:12 -0700
At 07:33 AM 5/21/97 -0500, Jake Messinger wrote:
>On Tue, 20 May 1997 falken@htonline.com wrote:
>
>> Also, don't bother with the backup ups's I only buy Online UPS. That
>> way there's no drop in voltage (however so slight), when the UPS
>> kicks). Also, you don't have to worry about sags with an Online UPS.
>> Backup UPS's only kick in when power goes below 10+/- of 120VAC, (or
>> thereabouts). So, with some backup ups's you can actually be running
>> on 105 volts!!! Online supplies continous power at 120VAC 60hz
>> regardless of input power range.
>
>I disagree and I think you are wasting money getting a TRUE UPS. Unless
>you have older or very sensitive equipment, then a sag or surge in power
>will not affect it much. Most PC's will run without trouble at 87 volts
>and up to 200 volts.
Just a quick point.
>From the Comm. Server Hardware Install Guide electrical specs:
Input Voltage 110 VAC +/-10%, 47 to 67 Hz, 1.0A
220 VAC +/-10%, 47 to 67 Hz, 0.6A
JGT
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