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Surge Protectors

superbovine said:
depends how much juice your monitor and computer are using, and what else is plugged into the battery plug. in generally the easiest way to check is to just unplug it and time it.
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All I have plugged into the battery plugs are my eMac and cable modem. (There's only 2 battery plugs)
 
FadeToBlack said:
This is just an update. The power went out earlier during a thunderstorm and the APC worked and I had enough time to shut my Mac down. Thanks again for the help, guys!

Anyone know how long the battery lasts once the power is out?
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On the ones that I have purchased, they list the average length of time that the battery will last.
 
wdlove said:
On the ones that I have purchased, they list the average length of time that the battery will last.
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Unless I overlooked it, I didn't see it on the box or in the manual or anything. It doesn't really matter, though. As long as it gives me enough time to shut down my Mac properly, (which it does) I'm fine.
 
FadeToBlack said:
This is just an update. The power went out earlier during a thunderstorm and the APC worked and I had enough time to shut my Mac down. Thanks again for the help, guys!

Anyone know how long the battery lasts once the power is out?
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Also, most of the APC products (all?) come with software (PowerChute I think) that will tell you what the status of it is. It totally depends on how much you have plugged in. You can have the machine automatically shut down when you reach, e.g., 10% of capacity, so if you're not home, but it's running, you'll be protected.

I have APC products for everything, and I've been generally satisfied. The only problem is during an extended power outage they keep beeping, which is a bit annoying. But I have one even on my home entertainment center, esp. for the Tivo, but also for the other components. I don't need it to last forever, but it helps for the those 30 sec.-2 min. blackouts, so I don't have to reset the clocks.
 
Le Big Mac said:
Also, most of the APC products (all?) come with software (PowerChute I think) that will tell you what the status of it is. It totally depends on how much you have plugged in. You can have the machine automatically shut down when you reach, e.g., 10% of capacity, so if you're not home, but it's running, you'll be protected.

I have APC products for everything, and I've been generally satisfied. The only problem is during an extended power outage they keep beeping, which is a bit annoying. But I have one even on my home entertainment center, esp. for the Tivo, but also for the other components. I don't need it to last forever, but it helps for the those 30 sec.-2 min. blackouts, so I don't have to reset the clocks.
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Mine didn't come with any software, unless of course, I overlooked it, whch I don't think I did.
 
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