[Hidden-tech] Power Supplies for Emergencies (PC and home devices)

[Shel Horowitz]

I have a UPS, which basically starts beeping and gives me a window to
properly save data and shut everything down. These days, with laptops,
phones, and tablets that can run on batteries, it's less crucial. We lost
power for five hours Wednesday night, but were able to watch the
debate over cellular data and using my phone battery. It still had 36%
battery life when the debate ended.

Towers and servers--they'll need more. But perhaps a few small UPS units
might be more useful than one huge one, based on the comments you received?
NOT an expert in this.

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On Fri, Oct 9, 2020 at 2:40 PM Aaron E-J via Hidden-discuss <
hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote:

> Look at the amp hours of the UPS you want to buy and multiply that by
> 120*4 (voltage*hours).  Then find the max power used by the two machines
> (usually found on the AC-DC converter on the back of PCs or the power
> adapter for laptops) and make sure that is less than the USP you want to
> buy.  Another option is to look into getting solar panels with a central
> battery system - a bit more of an investment but could save you money in
> the long term by reducing energy coming from the grid (or generate an
> income if you get enough panels).
>
> Aaron E-J
> The Other Realmhttp://otherrealm.orghttp://theotherrealm.org (Blog)
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> On 2020-10-09 1:15 PM, Nick Clover-Brown via Hidden-discuss wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> With the recent outages, I'm looking at getting some battery packs,
> portable rechargeable generator, and a UPS.
>
> What systems do you all have in place at home?
>
> For a rechargeable generator, looking at Jackery Portable Power Station
> Explorer 240. Does anyone have any other recommendations?
>
> For a UPS, I don't know where to start - I have two towers now (work and
> home).
>
>    - Can I use one UPS for two machines?
>    - Does a UPS provide power for more than a few minutes?
>    - If not, what I would need to support a tower for about 4 hours? (or
>    is that just not feasible without getting a house generator?)
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> Nick
>
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