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From: MJB@cup.portal.com (Martin J Brown-Jr)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Computer uninterruptable power supply
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Date: 12 Dec 88 08:10:28 GMT
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I believe that what you have described is not a UPS, but a BPS (Backup Power
Supply). True UPS's always are supplying battery power to the computer and
therefore there is no switching time. There is alot of advertising these days
for UPS's with switching times, these are mutually exclusive.
                             - MJB -