-=> Daryl Stout wrote to HOLGER GRANHOLM <=-   
      
    DS>   I would have the UPS on long enough to finish computer tasks, and   
    DS> shut the computer down properly. Otherwise, you'd run down the battery   
    DS> in the UPS, and it's take a good while to recharge it, if that's an   
    DS> option. I don't know if the UPS batteries are "rechargable".   
      
   Most UPSes have sealed lead-acid or gel cell batteries in them, so yes,   
   they're rechargable and they're designed to be fully discharged and   
   re-charged over several hundred cycles...   
      
   --Sean   
      
   ... A closed mouth gathers no foot.   
   --- MultiMail/Linux   
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