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From: Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net>
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Subject: Re: Backup power supply
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 14:30:40 +0000
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On Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:43:53 +0000
druck <news@druck.org.uk> wrote:

> On 15/03/2024 10:51, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
> > 	Make that 5 minutes * 500W/5W or 500 minutes which is indeed a
> > long time but a lot shorter than the 150 hours you were expecting.
> 
> If you want 150 hours, you need to be looking at a backup generator, so 
> your UPS only needs to last as long as it takes for your generator to 
> fire up.

	Of course - but I don't think anyone wanted 150 hours they were
just confused about Watts and Watt-hours and seemed to think that's what
they would get.

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