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<div dir="ltr">yes, you can plug your power bar into the UPS</div>
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<p>You can and I do but I do not plug surge-protected power bars in.
These might trigger on the output provided by the UPS (not that I
ever tried, but I respect this rule)<br>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, 12 Jul 2023 at 15:14,
Karen Lewellen <<a href="mailto:klewellen@shellworld.net"
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0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">that
is interesting..might need more than one due to hydro flow.<br>
I would hope that one could say connect power bars tot he UPS
so that <br>
more than a single item gets monitored?<br>
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On Wed, 12 Jul 2023, Don Tai wrote:<br>
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> A UPS is essentially a battery with some electronics. You
plug the UPS into<br>
> the wall and then plug your computer into the UPS. The
UPS monitors the<br>
> power and evens out brownouts and power surges. When
power goes out<br>
> completely the UPS allows you time to save your work and
safely power down<br>
> your computer. When there is constant power, the UPS will
recharge the<br>
> battery.<br>
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> Prices vary with the size of the UPS.<br>
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> On Wed, 12 Jul 2023 at 12:37, Karen Lewellen <<a
href="mailto:klewellen@shellworld.net" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">klewellen@shellworld.net</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
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>> How expensive are UPS units, and how do they work?<br>
>> My hydro is included in my rent. However my landlord
does not understand<br>
>> his layout from the city standards is not correct.
It is being<br>
>> investigated, but may still need an alternative.<br>
>><br>
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>><br>
>> On Wed, 12 Jul 2023, Don Tai wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> Computer component testing software, even if you
can find it, won't<br>
>> prevent<br>
>>> hardware damage. Maybe you should consider a UPS
or other power<br>
>> management<br>
>>> hardware that will even out any power surges and
brownouts.<br>
>>> Don<br>
>>><br>
>>> On Tue, 11 Jul 2023 at 18:05, Karen Lewellen via
talk <<a href="mailto:talk@gtalug.org" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">talk@gtalug.org</a>><br>
>>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>>> Hi folks,<br>
>>>> What I am seeking is an open source program
that tests aspects of say<br>
>> your<br>
>>>> motherboard. that the serial ports or
parallel ports work, that the USB<br>
>>>> ports are sound etc.<br>
>>>> I am asking because due to an as of yet not
fixed hydro problem in my<br>
>> new<br>
>>>> apartment, the occasional power surges, even
with machines attached to<br>
>>>> protectors, are causing slight damage to
hardware.<br>
>>>> Need to know how much as I only have so many
computers I can use.<br>
>>>> Any program ideas?<br>
>>>> Will be sharing suggestions with someone
hopefully helping me<br>
>>>> troubleshoot.<br>
>>>> Thanks,<br>
>>>> Karen<br>
>>>><br>
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