Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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As the title really; do they make anything that you can run your desktop on batteries or something for 10 mins (give you time to save documents etc)?
I recall hearing something a while back, but not sure if it was actually made in the end...
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Laney
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Registered: 6th May 03
Location: Leeds
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UPS maybe?
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Tommy L
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Northampton Drives: Audi wagon
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I know we have something here at work so if we have a power cut our server keeps on running. No idea what its called or if thats what you are asking?
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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UPS.
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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yes, UPS, uninteruptable Power supply, basically a battery that you keep plugged in, we have them at work but some have been a pain the arse and broken.
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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we bought a load for each computer at work, all excited, then came a power cut, everyone went to save, but we hadn't got anything to plug the routers into so the whole LAN was down 
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
we bought a load for each computer at work, all excited, then came a power cut, everyone went to save, but we hadn't got anything to plug the routers into so the whole LAN was down
Thanks guys
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Planty02
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Registered: 5th Mar 05
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You can even get a 4 way power extender with a built in battery/UPS so you could plug anything into it. APC make them.
UPS are normally kettle plugs only.
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Planty02
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Standard UPS:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=UP-023-AP&utm_source=froogle
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Planty02
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Mains type:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=UP-034-AP&groupid=702&catid=55&subcat=1208
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Aaron
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Location: Cottingham, East Riding
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Peddle power? 
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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Ordering the mains one, it's exactly what I need! Cheers Ian
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Ian W
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
we bought a load for each computer at work, all excited, then came a power cut, everyone went to save, but we hadn't got anything to plug the routers into so the whole LAN was down
I did the same thing, forgot to UPS the switch that connects the two buildings
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
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petrol generator!
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Planty02
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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I had a UPS here on my computers, five years and the power has never gone off but the UPS blew up one day and the computers went off.
They're just straight in to the wall now.
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Bart
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Registered: 19th Aug 02
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
I had a UPS here on my computers, five years and the power has never gone off but the UPS blew up one day and the computers went off.
They're just straight in to the wall now.
same here, my batteries have gone for the second time (have lasted a couple of years each).
TBh, I cant be assed to sort new batteries, so have gone straight into the wall.
Also Whittie, you will need some serious power to enable to continue working on your PC for a reasonable amount of time.
The piddly little 400VA ones will give you enough time to sensibly shut down your PC and thats about it.
The one I have is 1500VA and thats about the smallest youd want to go.
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csweatherston
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Registered: 16th Jan 06
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I have a APC 1000va, Saved my computer during the last power cut.
Best buy i ahve made in a while, as were forever having power cuts here... last year one fried my mobo cpu, psu and mem 
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
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quote:
Originally posted by csweatherston
I have a APC 1000va, Saved my computer during the last power cut.
Best buy i ahve made in a while, as were forever having power cuts here... last year one fried my mobo cpu, psu and mem
Surge-proof socket gang for £10?
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csweatherston
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Registered: 16th Jan 06
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possibly cheaper..yes.
But then i would have had to sit there in the dark untill the power came back on.
Fortunatly i was able to sit there knocking one out watching redtube, whilst updating my ipod.
For that one reason..its worth it.
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dannymccann
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C2RL R
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we have maybe 12 apc ups's here and we normally end up changing the batteries in at least 1 every 6 months. for some reason the batteries swell up and eventually split. it's a bit of a nightmare because the thing that is meant to keep your machine powered up causes it to switch off.
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