[ale] heavily loaded pc as power fail indicator

[Neal Rhodes]

Um, currently, no. mine was less than $100, but that was.... more than
15 years ago. 

Seems expensive, but it beats renting a power disturbance analyzer every
time you need one. 

On Sat, 2013-07-20 at 21:06 -0400, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:

> Hi Neal,
> 
> That unit looks cool.  Do you know what it costs?
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Ron
> 
> 
> 
> Neal Rhodes <neal at mnopltd.com> wrote:
> 
> >Yeah.  Buy one of these probe100 units and just leave it plugged in.
> >It will latch on all kinds of problems. 
> >
> >I used to just leave it at a client's office for a week to scope out IF
> >we had problems with brownouts, spikes, etc. 
> >
> >Then sell them a UPS. 
> >
> >http://jblpowersolutions.com/Powertronics.html
> >
> >
> >On Sat, 2013-07-20 at 11:17 -0400, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:
> >
> >> Hi all,
> >> 
> >> I just found a great new use for your pc.  (not)  Run it at close to
> >it's max power limit.  Then, if the power glitches, even for a second,
> >you have an instant power fail indicator.  This is much more effective
> >than using something like an old led clock.  8-(
> >> 
> >> I woke up today to find one of my desktops locked up and one shut
> >down.  My wonderful high tech dehumidifier with digital controls was
> >also off.  I have an old led clock which I use to monitor for power
> >failures.  It was happy as a clam.
> >> 
> >> I know, I know, UPS.  Well 500W + UPS's ain't cheap.  But it's on my
> >list to get a couple.
> >> 
> >> Even though it won't solve my equipment problems, does anyone know
> >how to build or buy a power fail indicator that will show a warning in
> >the event of a VERY brief power failure, on the order of .25 sec - 1
> >sec.  I don't know how long the glitch was last night.  But, if it were
> >more than a few seconds, the led clock should have been blinking, and
> >it wasn't.  Price would have to be under $ 50 and preferably under $
> >25.  After all, my 3 failed pieces of equipment also told me there was
> >a glitch.
> >> 
> >> Sincerely,
> >> 
> >> Ron
> >> 
> 
> 
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