SD>TW> Except in his case some of the computer equipment is conected to a
SD>TW> Switched out outlet and his wife has accidently turned it off while he
SD>TW> was on the Computer

SD>Still, the UPS will kick in within milliseconds and he won't notice
SD>anything.  My power fluctuates constantly here and I don't ever notice it on
SD>my computers (appliances, et cetera will go off, but that's no big deal).

True And that vis exacticaly why Ed he has it

SD>If you turn off your UPS, you're defeating its purpose and you've wasted
SD>money on buying something you obviously don't need. :)

But in Ed's case he does need it when he is not using the computer
so why not turn it off??

Sorry about playing hte "Devils Advocate" on this
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 þ SLMR 2.1a þ Typo Tom strikes agaoin