[iyonix-support] Re: UPSs and reflashing the ROM

In article <10a7ed7c4e.pnyoung@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
   Dr Peter Young <pnyoung@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 28 Oct 2006  Jeremy C B Nicoll <Jeremy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > One reason I've not updated from 5.09 is fear of it going horribly
> > wrong.  Dire warnings about needing not to suffer a power cut are not
> > helpful because I don't have a direct phoneline to the local power
> > station and can't arrange for no interruptions to the supply.  I'd be
> > willing to sacrifice a virgin, if I could find one, if that would help.
> > Though I might have a better use...

> I feel exactly the same about reflashing.



> > So, I'm wondering if I should buy a simple UPS.  Can anyone recommend
> > one?  What sort of VA rating?  One I've seen was described as having -
> > I think - something like a 300W 500VA rating - how come the W figure
> > isn't the same as the VA one?

> I got mine from He Who Has It In Stock. I can't remember the details, 
> but it's kept the computer going when the circuit has fused on two 
> occasions.

I found one on ebay.  Carriage was almost more than the unit. It stops
'brown-outs' crashing my router/ADSL modem, but it also runs the Iyonix and
RISC PC (when used) and is only half loaded.

-- 
From KT24 - in "Leafy Surrey"

Using a RISC OS computer running v5.11 

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