[X4U] Power Protection: UPS for a Dual G5

Paul mulder at fred.net
Sat Jul 8 06:58:05 PDT 2006


I use the "APC 1000" on my dual G5, i've had the power go out, and my 
trusty G5 just keeps on humming!

Paul

>OK, everymac.com didn't have the power supply specs for my Mac, so I
>downloaded a PowerMac user guide from the internet.  It says 7.5amps or
>9.5amps.   I think the 9.5 is for the original G5/2x2.  Mine is the 2004
>revision.  I think it uses the more efficient G5  CPU, so I'm guessing the
>power supply is only 7.5amps.  That still sounds like a lot though.  At
>120volts, that would still be 900watts.  So, I can put my display and
>external drives on my Belkin 720VA, and get a bigger UPS for my PowerMac.
>Here are a couple I'm looking at.  Any suggestions?  Thanks.
>
>APC
><http://www.buy.com/prod/APC_BR_1500_Power_Supply_BACK_UPS_RS_1500VA_BR1500/
>q/loc/227/10346095.html>
>
>Tripp Lite
><http://www.buy.com/prod/Tripp_Lite_SmartPro_1500_VA_Rackmount_Tower_Digital
>_UPS_1500VA_900W_3/q/loc/227/202149107.html>
>
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