Thursday, 21 November 1996 22:04:16, DAN LAFLIN wrote to Kevin Morisette
Subject: power cut
 KL>> is a total power cut?
 KM>> Some stores/catalogs sell battery powered air pumps. Or if
 KM>> you have a UPS for your computer, maybe you could plug a air pump
 KM>> into it? :)
 DL>  DONT!!!!!!!!!!!!
 DL> Do not use a computer UPS to run anything but computer
 DL> equiptment, unless the UPS is of such that it says it can be used
 DL> so.
 DL> You may overload/burn out a computer UPS.
Any UPS worth its salt will :
  a) Have a maximum current or VA rating on it
  b) Have a cut-out to prevent it overloading.
The thing to do would be to build your own with a 12V lead-acid battery,
relay, 12V charger and an inverter. That way you would KNOW that it
could handle the strain!
My fish always seem to be hungry. No matter what or how much I feed
them, half an hour later they seem to be hungry again. I have 2 red
swords and lots of guppies - 3rd generation now! (or is it 4th?!)
Bye for now, Matt.
P.S. Sorry if this is a little off topic!
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