[Novalug] incredibly stupid monitor

[Beartooth]

On Mon, 12 May 2008, ethan at 757.org wrote:

>> 	It has one of those damn little transformer gadgets like a 
>> printer -- which is going to draw power even when it's off.
>> 	In other words, it'll kill my UPS. It'll drain the battery 
>> even with everything shut down.
>> 	How slimy can a POS be?
>
> A: You assume that a monitor that has a direct AC power cord 
> doesn't go into a transformer, then go to the electornics. This 
> could easily be the case.
>
> B: A UPS, with nothing plugged into it, when running on 
> batteries will kill itself in a fairly quick order. The 
> inverter electronics have their own load.

 	I expect only that it will give me enough time to shut 
everything down in an orderly way -- as it did yesterday.

 	Question: when all is shut down, and I turn the UPS 
itself off last, does that kill any chance for this new thing to 
drain off any power? Or not?

 	(I say UPS as if singular; in fact, I have a separate one 
on each of four machines, one being downstairs. All are APC.)

 	If off really means dead off -- as it so often does not 
with modern electronic gear -- I suppose I'm OK so long as the 
power never fails for long when I'm out of town.

-- 
Beartooth Gerontoflatulocrat,
Cantankerous Codger
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