Re: Crime and Punishment

[Brian <http://www.cs..edu/~b>]

It takes 10-15 seconds for the backup battery to start feeding the house 
after a power failure.  That's long enough to dismount external disks 
and maybe damage them too.  So I also bought a little UPS device that 
provides four UPS-backup outlets (and also other stuff like a coax cable 
surge protector).  It senses a power failure in a few milliseconds, 
which they say won't hurt anything.  I guess I should try just 
unplugging it from the wall to check.

On 1/12/23 6:24 PM, Robert wrote:
>   > From: Brian <http://www.cs..edu/~b>
>   > Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2023 17:51:05 -0800
>   >
>   > Yeah, I guess I do; my phone service is also my internet provider
>   > (Sonic).  I don't think I tried it then, though.
> 
> Yeah, I have Sonic, but was wondering if I will need a battery back-up if
> I have batteries with solar panels and switch from POTS.
> 
>   > I've just now plugged my backup disk into my new UPS.
> 
> 👍
>