This months - Australian PC mag - Belkin Universal 800VA UPS from iswh
(www.iswh.com.au) with USB and serial ports AUS$465. I believe the Belkin
range is supported by the OS/2 UPS software from Lone Peak.

Cheers/2

Ed.

Mike O'Connor wrote:

> Ray Hyder wrote:
>
> >Mike O'Connor wrote:
> >
> >>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?
> >>
> >Mike there is a pretty good  run down on APC cable wiring at this
> >link.   -  ray
> >
> >http://www.apcupsd.com/manual/
> >
>
> Hi Ray,
>
> Thanks for that URL, will check it out.
>
> --
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> Mike
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