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Originally Posted by DavidTrap
Have a look at the software that comes with your UPS, it may be able to tell you what the load of your system is?
DT
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Hi David,
thanks for the tip. I did that. Interesting but, like to "Curate's Egg " , it is only "good in parts ". [ Google that! Interesting bit of trivia].
The UPSs are Belkin 1400VA line interactive models. There is a Belkin Automatic Power Management software which is very much a network administrator's tool - scheduling, self-testing etc. But it does include a "load " figure but with no explanations. I ran it up on 2 systems, one a full i7 desktop with the Titan mount running and SX imaging train. System reported 9% load. The other was a low-power i7 Gigabyte Brix running an EQ8 with QSI imaging train. That one reported 6% load.
Since the 1400VA Belkin says it has an 840 watt output capacity, I am assuming for the moment that this is what the "load "refers to. The Gigabyte Brix for example only drawn 65 watts of juice at 19 VDC so that is starting to look about right.
So I am taking some comfort from those figures even though I'd like more explanation about the specifications of the UPS, that just isn't anywhere to be found.
I miss the days of printed User Manuals!
Peter