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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.
That's usually a couple of minutes for professional diesel ones, but as
its home setup it might take you a few minutes to connect it up and pull
the starter cord on a cheap petrol one.
It might then take a few more minutes to drain the tank of the sludge
that used to be fuel last time you used it, and to run to the garage to
get some fresh petrol.
It might take a few more minutes if your spark plugs have been fouled as
you didn't clean it after use, and your air filter has a hundred
different types of bugs living it.
So make sure the UPS lasts an hour or 2.
Oh and once you've managed to get it going, and it's making a tremendous
racket, just remember everyone else in the neighbourhood who is without
power will be turning to look in your direction...
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