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Kimball:
One little warning here. A few years ago I had a 19 inch monitor hitched to
the UPS-protected socket, along with the computer. In the course of a
blackout of only a few minutes that screen consumed so much power that the
UPS batteries broke down before the power came back on again. Memorable day,
as you can imagine.
According to the specifications of the above equipment the batteries should
have lasted 15 minutes, but didn't. That's why it might be advisable to test
run the whole configuration at least once.
Regards,
Michael Suesserott
-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Kimball Morgan [mailto:km11@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Gesendet: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 16:21
An: Omega List
Betreff: Re: Blackouts
Jack,
The last blackout found me sans UPS. I had TS2K and the Server open, and
had to rebuild from backups. After finding most of the holes the
double-shutdown created, I had given about 2-1/2 hours of blood.
A couple of weeks ago, I bought an APC UPS unit, which will support ~15min.
of battery backup to the computer, monitor, and DSL modem. Theoretically,
plenty of time to close out any open positions and shut down in an orderly
fashion. We'll see.
As far as my ISP, I'm not sure what part of the grid they're on. Certain
areas are left alone during shutdowns, like hospital zones, large
laboratories, etc., due to possible life-threatening circumstances. If the
ISP is located in a safe zone, one might think it would remain connected.
If for some reason everything went down, it's time to get out the cell
phone...
Kimball Morgan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack Zaner" <jz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Omega List" <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 6:51 AM
Subject: Blackouts
> I'm curious as to how the rolling blackouts have affected traders on the
> Left coast. Has your IP gone down? Is your UPS any help or are the
> blackouts too long? Can you continue trading some how during the BO?
> Regards,
> Jack.
>
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