Keith Myers wrote:

>On 31 Jul 2004 08:57:36 -0000, os2hardware{at}yahoogroups.com wrote:
>
>>Any suggestions for something fairly decent in the 700 or 800VA range
>>that handles power dips as well as spikes and that can be monitored
>>by eCS?  (Hopefully with a COM port instead of a modem card, unless
>>the modem can run off a USB port.)  I have Virtual PC running Windows
>>2000, so if worse came to worse, I guess W2K could be used to monitor
>>and control the UPS ??  Or not?
>>
>I've never tried any other manufacturers other than APC, but all their old 
>models work fine with PowerChute Plus for OS/2 for monitoring and shutdown 
>purposes.  A great place to purchase older APC units  and replacement batteries 
>is:
>
>http://www.refurbups.com/
>
>I remember paying $800 for my first SmartUPS 1400 6 years ago.  I just
picked up my second one for under $200 at the link above.  The serial port 
>communications cable schematic for the APC units is available on Hobbes.
>
>Keith
>

Hi Keith,

I guess that the cost of UPS-freighting a refurbished 1400VA from USA 
--> AU, would probably be twice the cost of the unit, [assuming that 
230V-AC models were also available] due to their mass?

"Refurbishing" generally doesn't seem to be an available option in 
Australia - except notably in the area of pre-owned automobiles 
[secondhand, thirdhand etc.]

Due to no wildcard searches on hobbes - do you know the location there 
of those schematics files?  May be able to determine from that what 
other systems using the same signals could work with Powerchute?

-- 
Regards,
Mike

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