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From: simmons@darykon.wa.com (Gerry Simmons Jr.)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.development,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.386bsd.misc,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: APC SmartUPS series serial-port protocol anyone?
Followup-To: comp.os.linux.development,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.386bsd.misc,sci.electronics
Date: 4 Nov 1994 15:39:27 GMT
Organization: ISS Darykon Computer Systems
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Since we're talking about Best Power UPS's, I Just got one from a friend of mine a few weeks
ago. It's the 350VA version, a little old, but what the hell. I didn't have a manual for it,
called their technical support, and they shipped me out a manual in 3 days (for what I understand
is an almost 5-year old product.) My question to you Best UPS owners is this:

	My machine is a 486/66 VLB with 32MB RAM
	2 WD Hard Drives 450MB and 540MB
	Orchid 1280 VLB Video Board
	Sound Blaster 16
	NEC CD-ROM
	Adaptec SCSI controller
	Archive 150MB Tape Drive

		and

	NEC 4FG Monitor

I calculted the power drawn by the above. The Computer itself draws worst case 150W. The NEC is
rated at 105W. Now I understand W and VA aren't the same and the 150W, I tried to put a 85%
efficiency factor in (switching supply.) My problem is this: When I have my monitor turned off
for more than an hour, when I turn it on, it resets my system. Just turning the monitor on and
off doesn't do this. Any Ideas?

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Gerry Simmons
simmons@darykon.wa.com