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On 1/3/2012 11:56 PM, Bill Bogstad wrote: > I just heard about a company selling > a product to maintain power on seized computers while you transport > them: > > http://www.wiebetech.com/products/HotPlug.php > > It came up in the context of moving servers from one power jack to > another one due to data center power changes. (Someone wanted to > avoid downtime.) > > Anyone buying this device would do well to have paid-up life insurance: the company is selling a UPS, but they're also selling "cheater" cords that allow their UPS to power a "live" outlet with a double-male connection cord, and that's flat-out dangerous. Bill -- Bill Horne 339-364-8487
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