Of Batteries and Alternators....

[julie at menloparkrandd.com (julie@menloparkrandd.com)]

Actually I dragged out the 12-120 converter and was about to try wiring it up when the power came up. Maybe next time I'll be faster.

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Allyn [mailto:amalventano1@tds.net]
>Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 05:24 PM
>To: julie@menloparkrandd.com, ''Org, Scirocco''
>Subject: RE: Of Batteries and Alternators....
>
>> So I took to keeping a jumper 
>> Battery in the car "just incase".
>> 
>> till the 2 hour power outage. 
>> GACK! NO INTERNET!
>> 
>
>Take that extra battery you now have and wire it into your UPS. I did this with 2 cheapo batteries from the local flaps (wired in
>series, as the UPS required 24 volts), and it will run the server, 24" lcd, and a floor standing fluorescent lamp, for ~5 hours.
>Comes in handy - the last time we had an extended outage, my living room was the only one on the block that was still lit :).
>
>Al
>
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