05-27-15 12:31 Holger Granholm wrote to Ed Vance about Re: Found New Hardware   
      
    HG> @MSGID: <5567923C.13953.windowsa@capcity2.synchro.net>   
    HG> In a message dated 05-25-15, Ed Vance said to Tom Walker:   
      
    HG> Hi Ed,   
   Howdy! Holger,   
      
    EV> I agree with You, but I'd rather leave it turned Off than have to   
    EV> press the Power Button on it every time I turn the UPS on to use   
    EV> the pc.   
      
    HG> I don't understand why you have an UPS if you turn it off!   
      
    HG> The UPS in itself doesn't draw any power except the miniscule   
    HG> amount to trickle charge its battery.   
      
   The UPS has a ON/OFF button on it.   
      
   When I am finished using the XP or C=64 I turn the UPS Off until the   
   next time I will need the UPS On if it will be several hours B4 I need   
   it to supply power to my gear.   
      
   I bought it because of the occasional momentary power drop out that   
   happens here.   
      
   I didn't have it supplying power to the C=64 until one time the wife   
   left my room and flipped the light switch off, and the C=64 was   
   connected to the switchable A.C. outlet in my room, that my lamp gets   
   its power from.   
      
   The lights went out, came back on, she said "Sorry about that.", and I   
   saw 38911 BYTES FREE on the TV set I use with my C=64, when I got the   
   TV Set turned back on.   
      
   I figured since I had a UPS, I'd  run a extension cord from a socket on   
   the UPS to a power strip that didn't include surge protection circuitry   
   since I think the UPS has surge protection on its outlets, and supply   
   the power to my Commodore set up as well as the things I use with the   
   XP box.   
      
   Now she could accidently turn the light off when leaving the room and   
   it wouldn't cause my eyebrows to raise.   
   73   
      
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