Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)

Discussions between 24 February 2005 and 28 April 2006.
Subject

Help needed please. Mac mini doesn't power up

“After dinner I wanted to wake it up but couldn't.”

APC UPS logging/monitoring supply/battery voltage

“I just purchased an APC UPS which I will probably have to send back.”

Belkin F6C1500-TW-RK UPS

“I have my eye on the Belkin 1500va UPS, model number F6C1500-TW-RK. Is anyone here using this device?”

UPS monitoring software built in to OS X?

“Are you saying that the stock OS X software includes a tab for UPSs in the Energy saver panel?”

UPS recommendations

“I only want this to ride through momentary outages, so just a few minutes of running time is all that is required.”

A Sad UPS story

“We have a APC UPS which is dead.”

Bozo Engineering -- The "Power Brick"

“I'd prefer a 12 V (13.8 V) bus. Battery back up could then be as simple as a car battery.”

UPS recommendations wanted

“What I would like is a UPS at would operate just long enough to allow my iMacG5 time to do an ordely shutdown”

Mac Mini typical power draw ?

“Anyone know what the typical real-world power draw of a Mac Mini is?”

G5 and UPS

“Although the G5 will show the percentage of power left in the UPS the time left is marked as "unknown". Is this typical?”