[X4U] OT: Belkin UPS

[Neil]

on 7/6/06 7:22 PM, Linda wrote:

> Q: If it has never worked correctly, did you hook up the battery when you
> first purchased it? Not all UPS are ready to go out of the box. Some of them
> require a little bit of prep before you can use them.

I didn't do anything at all to set it up.  I just plugged it in.  In fact,
this is what I assumed was the problem.  I thought a Belkin owner would tell
me to push some button twice and hold it for a few seconds while I stand on
my head and that would turn on the UPS feature.   ;)

> Dunno. The 750VA is just 400 watts, the 550VA is 330 watts, the 1100 is just
> 660 watts, so the number in the name is not necessarily the capacity. The
> 750VA is "geared toward entry level computers" according to Belkin's website
> (I imagine the 750VA is an upgrade of your year-old 720VA). I'm not sure a
> dual G5 qualifies as an entry level computer, or not. I'd double-check
> whether you're overloading the beast.

If the bad cell turns out not to be "definitive," then this is my next
guess.  I just remembered that my external drive cases each have four hard
drives.  That makes eight external hard drives.  Add that on top of my dual
G5, powered speakers, 20" display, and iBook.  That's starting to sound like
a lot although I think I had the problem back before I added the drives,
speakers, and iBook.  It didn't occur to me that there could be an effective
wattage limit in addition to the volt-amp limit (720).