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UPS recommendations?



> >         So my wonderful new apartment is impressively lacking on decent
> > power (only two 15 amp fuses), which I'm sure will bite me one day as I'm
> > writing the last chapter of my groundbreaking dissertation and haven't
> > saved in far too long.
> >         Therefore, I'm going to go buy a UPS or two for my router and
> > desktop.  However, besides the knowledge that I really should buy one, I
> > know nothing else about them.

> No recommendations, but one word of caution. Check the power requirements
> for the UPS. You might find that it could be the straw that broke the
> camel's back. 

	D'oh, I didn't think of that.  I'd imagine that the DC -> AC
conversion is going to suck a goodly amount of power.  Any idea how much
more power it'll take?

-Seth
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"It is by will alone I set my mind in motion"
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