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From: weinri@athena.cs.uga.edu (Kevin Weinrich)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
Subject: UPSes
Keywords: UPS
Message-ID: <1991Mar19.200553.13176@athena.cs.uga.edu>
Date: 19 Mar 91 20:05:53 GMT
Organization: University of Georgia, Athens
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Has anyone read any good articles about UPSes in any of the journals?
I'm considering putting a SPARCstation 1+ and/or a 4/330 on a UPS, and
I'm confused by all the electrical terms.  One unit is called a
"BEST MD500 vA" -- does this mean it handles 500 volt-Amperes?  Is
that the same as .5 kvA?  On the back it says 4.1 amps.  What should this
mean to me?  My monitor says 2.5A.  Thanks in advance for steering me
in the right direction.