Long-term (hours+) solution for power outage: PBX, lights, and computers

[Thomas Charron]

  A laser printer?

  The lights are out, and they want to print......

  Honestly, I'd look at each system and decide what is required, and what
isn't.  Generally, you can power a decent amount on UPS, but have many of
them do at least a safe shutdown.

  What buisness are they in where they can continue to operate with no power
in a leased space, anyway?

  Thomas

On 8/31/06, Ted Roche <tedroche at tedroche.com> wrote:
>
> A client suffered a five-hour downtime recently, and has been looking
> for a reasonably priced solution. He's working out of leased office
> space, and a generator or major structural changes are unreasonable.
> He happened upon:
>
> http://www.sentrypowertechnology.com/
>
> And they offer 6 KW and 12 KW units.
>
> The client would like to keep a half-dozen computers, LCD screens and
> a laser printer or two running for a 4- to 6-hour period. Anyone have
> experience with a solution that would work? Things to look out for?
> For example, each computer has its own small APC UPS, so there would
> be two sources of battery power in series. It's possible the
> generated AC would not be stable enough in voltage or frequency to
> keep the UPSes from tripping on and off. I know this is a problem
> with the smaller, less-regulated generator units.
>
> Is there a good solution for a small office? Of should he be looking
> for a 10K VA UPS?
>
> Ted Roche
> Ted Roche & Associates, LLC
> http://www.tedroche.com
>
>
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