Hi Warwen, Thanks for the info I too was serious about the clockwork radio it does exist. Is there a web site for the Company you got your equipm,ent from? My tape streamer is now up and running and backs up the two hard drives fully once a week and tops up every night this is done automatic as my computers are never switched off until I have a pwer cut. I have looked at some of the equipment available foir overcoming power loss, the ones I have seen only give you ten minutes shut down time and then you lose all which I thought was a waste of space as if I am out, or asleep, then I won't know if we've had a power cut. at present there is a lot of major vivil engenineering going on round me, new motorways, new gas pipes, new cables for the cable Companies, and the final culprit the water board are laying new water mains and they were responsible for hacking through the cables last weekend. The irony of it all is the week before the electric Company placeed a flow monitor in our house as we were complaining of large swings in electric current, we would had been able to prove the power serge very easily and claim compensation. As it happens I've been told that it would cost more to pursue the matter than its worth. Kind regartds, Barrie. p.s. It deffinely teaches you a lesson In article <32E9A8AD.6275@communique.net>, Warren Fisher <fish@communique.net> writes >Barrie Heaton wrote: >> >> Hmmmm. a battery hey do you have a clockwork radio as well? :-) >> >> I've invested in a tape streamer and shall be investing in a power serge >> protector. So far its cost me two days lost income a lost weekend one >> step closer to an ulcer and god knows how many little dittys and >> shareware programs I acquirred over the years. I managed to retrieve my >> data base of emails. >> >> Are well back to reinstalling software. >> >> Barrie. >> >> > >> >Dear Barrie, >> > >> >Are you going to get an un-interuptible power supply NOW? My computers >> >and 3 printers run off a fat battery and laugh at power surges! Compare >> >your loss time at your hourly rate to the $300-$400 for the power >> >supply! >> > >> >My wife says "A stitch in time, saves nine". What a bummer, huh? >> > >> >Warren >> > >> > >> >> -- >> Barrie Heaton > >Barry, > >I was serious about the battery. What I have is a an American Power >Converter (APC) "Network Powercell". The wall outlet charges the >battery and the battery runs a DC to AC converter which provides power >for my computers. The warranty that comes with it will replace up to >$5000 worth of computers if they are damaged while plugged into this >thing. I've got my old surge suppressor plugged into it for extra power >outlets. You can also get them with telephone line protection. Like >the airline motto "It's the ONLY way to fly!" Don't take chance on >surge supressors, Man, it's not worth it. > >I know how aggravating it is to do what you're doing. I had a hard >drive crash two years ago. I could tell it was going and put off doing >anything because "I didn't have time"! I had about 400 meg of data and >programs and my most recent back-up was two months previous. Boy, I >kicked myself for a month afterwards. > >Good luck! > >Warren > > -- Barrie Heaton | Be Environmentally Friendly URL: http://www.airtime.co.uk/forte/piano.htm | To Your Neighbour The UK PIano Page | pgp key on request | HAVE YOUR PIANO TUNED
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