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Smart UPS

    05-Mar-94 20:05:26
Sb: Smart UPS
Fm: John K. Jordan 71174,711
To: Larry Minton 74010,3076
>>main circuit breaker… That's what uninterruptable power supplies are for! But the dogs… Hey, Larry, (and everybody) speaking about UPSs, let me tell you about my experience with one company, APC. Nearly two years ago I bought a Smart-UPS from American Power Conversion. The thing worked flawlessly, saving my tail several times when the power glitched. Then a couple of weeks ago, the power went out twice in one morning, the second time for just a fraction of a second. The UPS glitched and off went the computer! Ack! After a couple of trys, it came back on and seemed to work fine. The point of all this is I called APC to ask them about it, and even though the unit appears to work fine now, they sent me an exchange unit, no charge, just in case. Talk about service! I was so impressed I bought a second unit the same day for my second computer. There are so many negative stories about various companies, I thought it would be nice to tell a positive one. BTW, the Smart-UPS 600 will run the pentium (fully loaded) with a 20" monitor for about 25 minutes before the 2-minute warning.