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Alastor the Stylish Hey! I made a cool game! It's called "I poisoned half the food, so if you eat you might die!" Have a taco. Level: 114 Posts: 690/7620 EXP: 16258468 For next: 51099 Since: 03-15-04 From: Oregon, US Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Especially the kind that leave the power out just long enough so that they deplete the battery power in your surge protector and force everything connected to them off, then the power comes back on. Those are ungodly annoying T_T Probably knocked me back quite a bit in the IRPG, too... And because they leave everything off for such a short time they don't even motivate you to do anything, they just annoy you... (edited by Kyouji "Kagami" Craw on 05-10-04 03:58 PM) |
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neotransotaku Baby Mario 戻れたら、 誰も気が付く Level: 87 Posts: 558/4016 EXP: 6220548 For next: 172226 Since: 03-15-04 From: Outside of Time/Space Since last post: 11 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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not sure what you are trying to say here other that you despise blackouts when they happen... as for battery power in a surge protector...that is impossible surge protectors don't have batteries...power backups with surge protection is the proper term for such a device or something like that... i believe a blackout is better than a brownout...brownouts can mess up your system more than a blackout can...weird stuff happens when you use electronics that are underpowered... |
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Alastor the Stylish Hey! I made a cool game! It's called "I poisoned half the food, so if you eat you might die!" Have a taco. Level: 114 Posts: 693/7620 EXP: 16258468 For next: 51099 Since: 03-15-04 From: Oregon, US Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Well, it says in the manual "plug in slots 5 or 6 if you want them to operate during a blackout by using the built-in battery in this surge protector." | |||
Kitten Yiffer Purple wand Furry moderator Vivent l'exp����¯�¿�½������©rience de signalisation d'amusement, ou bien ! Level: 135 Posts: 1577/11162 EXP: 28824106 For next: 510899 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 4 min. |
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I had a blackout that happend for a hour or so last summer, thunder caused it somehow. At first the computer did close down itself, then the lights turned out. It was probably a brownout before the blackout. Luckily we have alot of flashlights, but I did wait until the power came back so I could check about it online. The funny thing, it seemed to only affect the part of the village I live in, the rest of the village had power. |
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Chocolate bar Red Paragoomba Please learn English, and read and understand the FAQ Private Message Yiffy Kitten once you understand, for an FAQ quiz Level: 13 Posts: 53/53 EXP: 9143 For next: 1124 Since: 04-19-04 From: I live in montreal(canada) Since last post: 540 days Last activity: 120 days |
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Originally posted by Kyouji "Kagami" Craw me too i hate blackhotes... lol just for explain this |
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Kwan Doesn't have a valid sized userpic. ||bass will be pissed :(((((((( Level: 50 Posts: 396/1137 EXP: 937111 For next: 10206 Since: 03-15-04 From: Durkadurkastan! Since last post: 22 days Last activity: 2 days |
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LOL EXPLAIN THIS |
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Kefka Indefinitely Unbanned Level: 81 Posts: 1596/3392 EXP: 4826208 For next: 166641 Since: 03-15-04 From: Pomona, CALIFORNIA BABY! Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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Originally posted by Kwan I think he meant "for this very reason" (edited by Kefka on 05-10-04 05:32 PM) |
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Kitten Yiffer Purple wand Furry moderator Vivent l'exp����¯�¿�½������©rience de signalisation d'amusement, ou bien ! Level: 135 Posts: 1581/11162 EXP: 28824106 For next: 510899 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 4 min. |
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Each time there is a blackout, kwan goes and dance with thoose clothes. Spoiler: It's... from a very wierd Japanse game, I have seen screenshots of it. It is very wierd game... (edited by Kitten Yiffer on 05-10-04 05:31 PM) |
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Acmlm Torosu heh Level: 51 Posts: 590/1173 EXP: 981994 For next: 31944 Since: 03-15-04 From: Somewhere that isn't outside of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada Since last post: 39 days Last activity: 3 hours |
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There was a short one there this morning right before I woke up, I lost a few unsaved things I had in Paint Shop Pro Certainly annoying, but I'd still rather have that than long power shortages ... But if they annoy you because of the IRPG, I got worse than that today [05/10/04 02:36:13] Thereupon He stretched out His little finger among them and consumed Acmlm with fire, slowing the heathen 0 days, 00:19:14 from level 48. [05/10/04 04:01:43] Acmlm [29/448] has challenged Valcion [133/483] in combat and lost! 0 days, 07:14:33 is added to Acmlm's clock. [05/10/04 11:25:24] Acmlm [67/448] has challenged Yiffy Kitten [431/455] in combat and lost! 0 days, 07:27:01 is added to Acmlm's clock. [05/10/04 15:25:26] Acmlm [138/448] has challenged Yiffy Kitten [236/455] in combat and lost! 0 days, 07:41:31 is added to Acmlm's clock. [05/10/04 16:25:27] Acmlm [19/448] has challenged jasukan [281/284] in combat and lost! 0 days, 08:22:12 is added to Acmlm's clock. |
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HyperLamer <||bass> and this was the soloution i thought of that was guarinteed to piss off the greatest amount of people Sesshomaru Tamaranian Level: 118 Posts: 593/8210 EXP: 18171887 For next: 211027 Since: 03-15-04 From: Canada, w00t! LOL FAD Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Generally you don't run a computer off a UPS (battery backup). The idea is that the battery gives you enough time to save and shut down. And Kwan, what the FLUCK? |
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ErkDog Fuzz Ball Level: 47 Posts: 326/982 EXP: 752190 For next: 14013 Since: 03-15-04 From: Richmond, VA Since last post: 40 days Last activity: 19 days |
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you could buy a bigger battery backup..... |
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neotransotaku Baby Mario 戻れたら、 誰も気が付く Level: 87 Posts: 560/4016 EXP: 6220548 For next: 172226 Since: 03-15-04 From: Outside of Time/Space Since last post: 11 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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or use it the way it is meant to to be used--to give you just enough time to save your stuff | |||
Bogie Purple Leever Level: 24 Posts: 144/201 EXP: 69651 For next: 8474 Since: 03-15-04 From: New York Since last post: 245 days Last activity: 72 days |
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I was in the NYC blackout that happened recently. I took a shower and drained the tank so we couldn't flush to toilet or get any water at all =/ | |||
ErkDog Fuzz Ball Level: 47 Posts: 357/982 EXP: 752190 For next: 14013 Since: 03-15-04 From: Richmond, VA Since last post: 40 days Last activity: 19 days |
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yeah but sometimes you just stay up just hoping the power will come back on, lol or you may not be at home when the power goes out |
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neotransotaku Baby Mario 戻れたら、 誰も気が付く Level: 87 Posts: 563/4016 EXP: 6220548 For next: 172226 Since: 03-15-04 From: Outside of Time/Space Since last post: 11 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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if that is the case, you are just out of luck anyways, I don't think battery backups last very long anyways...what is the longest they are supposed to last under "normal" usage? |
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ErkDog Fuzz Ball Level: 47 Posts: 361/982 EXP: 752190 For next: 14013 Since: 03-15-04 From: Richmond, VA Since last post: 40 days Last activity: 19 days |
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depends entirely upon the size, and how much equipment you put on them..... it can vary from 5 minutes to 5 hours... |
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Toxic in a sublime state of mind Level: 75 Posts: 1133/2857 EXP: 3732709 For next: 94195 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 3 days Last activity: 8 hours |
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Ugh, I had about three bad ones (for me at least) where it lasted about six hours. I passed the time by playing a huge game of Risk that lasted about four hours, and shooting some hoop. |
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Alastor the Stylish Hey! I made a cool game! It's called "I poisoned half the food, so if you eat you might die!" Have a taco. Level: 114 Posts: 694/7620 EXP: 16258468 For next: 51099 Since: 03-15-04 From: Oregon, US Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Originally posted by ErkDog That being the entire reason I keep it on. |
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BMF98567 BLACK HAS BUILT A SILLY DICE-MAZE! GO! Current list of BURNING FURY >8( recipients: - Yiffy Kitten (x2) - Xkeeper Level: 53 Posts: 171/1261 EXP: 1094149 For next: 62970 Since: 03-15-04 From: Blobaria Special Move: Rising Meatloaf Backhand Combo Since last post: 21 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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Blackouts are especially bad for me, since my older main computer has trouble turning back on if you leave it off for more than a few minutes. I have to leave it on all the time as a result. I'm afraid one of these days, it won't turn back on at all, and I'll be semi-screwed...and I can't afford a decent UPS... Last time we had a blackout here (a few days ago, for no apparent reason), I was getting ready for work. I had to take my electric razor to work with me. |
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The Guru of Furu Ninji Level: 26 Posts: 59/240 EXP: 90642 For next: 11633 Since: 03-18-04 From: Cali Since last post: 4 days Last activity: 7 hours |
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blackouts, try rolling blackouts, that's what was happening up in Cali back last summer. It's when the power company decides that they don't want to supply power to everybody so every four hours they rotate districts that don't get power. Oh yeah, talk about fun, always had to park the cars outside, never could be sure that I'd be able to get to the next save point in games, just all around bad times. At least it gave me a good reason to go to the gym and lift and play basketball all the times. There haven't been any rolling blackouts recently but regular ones still happen multiple times a month, I hate california power. |
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