Re: [Avid-L2] What wattage UPS should I get for small MC workstation?

You can find UPS sizing calculators on various reseller sites. For example:
http://www.refurbups.com/UPS-Sizing-Calculator-2
Not specific to our industry, but you can get a sense of what you need.

But heck, why not just buy a refurbished APS Smart UPS 1400 or 1500 from Refurb UPS?
http://www.refurbups.com/Refurbished-UPS-Systems/APC-Smart-UPS-Tower-Specials
$200 or $300, depending.

I've had two 1400 units for about 10 years now. Replaced the batteries a couple years ago ($80/each). Good power conditioning, lots of backup time for me (good if power fails while I'm walking around the block or something). Worked fine when my office was in a true mixed-use neighborhood with spiky power and some neighbors who dimmed our lights when they fired up their business.

I think Jeff Kreines first turned me on to Refurb UPS.

HTH,

Jim

jim feeley
pov media
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On May 28, 2014, at 5:12 AM, 'Dom Q. Silverio' domqsilverio@gmail.com [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

>
> Don't forget to add your monitor and any external device that may need power during emergency shutdown. This can include storage and audio devices (if the device suddenly loses power does it crash the app or BSOD/Kernel Panic the computer?)
>
> 1000VA is usually sufficient for most desktop users.
>
>
> On 5/28/2014 7:49 AM, nick@paddywack.co.uk [Avid-L2] wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I want to get a small, inexpensive UPS (uninterruptible power supply) for my Media Composer workstation but am unsure how big it needs to be. i.e what the max loading should be.
>>
>>
>>
>> My MC is running on a Dual Quad core HPz800 (chips are x5560 2.8 x 16)
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>> 24Gb of memory
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>> with NVidia Quadro 4000
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>> 4 x internal SATA drives Seagate 2Tb Expansion drives
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>> 1 x Samsung 250Gb SSD
>>
>> Matrox MX02LE on PCI
>>
>> I think the PSU is rated at 850w but some z800's had 1110w.
>>
>>
>>
>> Basically I just want something that will keep the machine on long enough for it to shut down safely if the power goes off. (2 or 3 mins)
>>
>>
>>
>> I know that without measuring the power draw with a meter i am never going to know for sure, but hoping somebody may have already done this with a typical setup.
>>
>>
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> Nick



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