On Tue, September 30, 2014 12:50 pm, John R Pierce wrote: > On 9/30/2014 10:28 AM, Valeri Galtsev wrote: >> And APC is the best in >> my experience. (Of course, there will be a couple of brands with >> hardware >> on the same level...) > > actually, I'd take an Eaton Powerware (formerly Best Power) over a APC > any day. Is there anything similar to apcupsd for that (preferably open source)? (I do remember ferrups... ;-) > > APC BackUPS grade stuff is strictly cheap consumer gear, I've had dozens > of them fail over the years, all different BU models, the battery fails, > you put a new battery in and the UPS still won't work. They > consistently overcharge the batteries so they die in 2-3 years, when > they should last 5+. > > The APC SmartUPS stuff is significantly better, but also a lot more > expensive. > Indeed, I do stick to SmartUPS ... I should have mentioned it. Thanks, John for weighing in ! Valeri ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Valeri Galtsev Sr System Administrator Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics University of Chicago Phone: 773-702-4247 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++