Re: [Sheflug] UPS for SuSE 7.2

[Damian Bamforth <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I know this will sound very simple (and inexpensive) but I would guess that
you have a 16 amp breaker on the 240 volt mains supply to your room. If that
is correct, replace it with a 32 amp. Alternatively, if you already have a
32 amp breaker on the circuit, you could replace it with another one, if the
one you have is very sensitive. The other possibility may be that you are
overloading the circuit. In that case set up a ring  for your room only
directly from the consumer unit. Again, ensure you have a 32 amp breaker for
the circuit. hth.

regards,
damian bamforth

matt fairtlough wrote:

> We have a circuit breaker that is very sensitive, so every so often the
> power goes down to our house.  Almost always when we are in (well,
> always unless it is a general power cut), and it is up again within
> minutes.  So I'm looking for a SuSE compatible UPS.  I've looked in the
> UPS how-to but it is a bit out of date so I'm interested in people's
> opinions about what I should get.  I have seen recommendations for APC
> products, of which the following looks interesting:
>
> APC Back-UPS, 650VA/400W, Input  230V/ Output  230V, Interface Port DB-9
> RS-232
> Price about £120 + VAT
>
> I understand that you can attach a cable from the UPS RS-232 port to a
> serial port on my machine and that it should be possible to get hold of
> a connector cable and open software drivers for controlled shut-down
> such as Network UPS Tools are available.
>
> Fenton sounds better, but I don't know if there are any UK outlets for
> these.  Best?  I couldn't get any sensible info from a quick browse of
> their web sit.
>
> I've got 800MHz athlon, 256M memory, 45GB IDE hd, CD-R, CD-RW, zip,
> powered speakers, 19" monitor but I may want to put one or two other
> machine (PC and/or Mac) on the UPS.  The back-UPS seems only to have one
> surge-protected outlet though...
>
> Does the APC Back-UPS sound a resonable choice?  Anyone out there with
> experience with this sort of setup?
>
> thanks in advance for any tips,
>
> Matt.
>
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