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Temporary generator for home office

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    #32
    Chiorino
    Registered Users Posts: 621 ✭✭✭Chiorino


    As an update, nowhere seems to have any small inverter generators available. Spoke to one crowd and they suggested that all their generators have built in automatic voltage regulation so they'd be fine to use with pc's and the like. I'm skeptical.


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    #33
    Henry...
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    Chiorino wrote: »
    As an update, nowhere seems to have any small inverter generators available. Spoke to one crowd and they suggested that all their generators have built in automatic voltage regulation so they'd be fine to use with pc's and the like. I'm skeptical.

    My understanding was that you still need the inverter type for the clean sine wave


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    #34
    Henry...
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    Have you no way of working off mobile devices for a day


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    #35
    Chiorino
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    Henry... wrote: »
    My understanding was that you still need the inverter type for the clean sine wave

    My understanding too. I'd actually leave everything off before I'd take the chance of frying it all.


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    #36
    Henry...
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    Chiorino wrote: »
    My understanding too. I'd actually leave everything off before I'd take the chance of frying it all.

    I wouldn't be hooking up a standard generator with AVR


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    Chiorino
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    Henry... wrote: »
    Have you no way of working off mobile devices for a day

    The main problem is access to server/database which I won't have if the power is down. I can do very little without this, other than reply to emails/calls to tell clients there's nothing I can do until the following day. If that ends up being the case, I might as well leave it to auto reply and voicemail.


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    #38
    Henry...
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    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Honda-EU20i-Petrol-Portable-Generator/dp/B000VDFQDW

    That one referenced above the Honda EU20i looks about right to me anyway


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    #39
    con747
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    Not sure if any use to you but Aldi have this https://www.aldi.ie/scheppach-1200w-inverter-generator/p/806491470899400 on sale on Thursday.

    Don't expect anything from life, just be grateful to be alive.



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    #40
    Chiorino
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    con747 wrote: »
    Not sure if any use to you but Aldi have this https://www.aldi.ie/scheppach-1200w-inverter-generator/p/806491470899400 on sale on Thursday.

    Unfortunately it would be too small and the day after it's needed but thanks. I'll keep looking but I think I'm close to running out of options and am just going to have to literally pull the plug for the day. Thanks for all the input and advice folks.


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    #41
    con747
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    Your local tool hire place will have a suitable one.

    Don't expect anything from life, just be grateful to be alive.



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    Outkast_IRE
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    Chiorino wrote: »
    The main problem is access to server/database which I won't have if the power is down. I can do very little without this, other than reply to emails/calls to tell clients there's nothing I can do until the following day. If that ends up being the case, I might as well leave it to auto reply and voicemail.
    Even medium to large commercial businesess just get an appropriate size UPS for this type of backup. We do work for a large global tech company and for their comms and server rooms on site they use a battery UPS . Thats the avenue you need to be pursuing they are not big or bulky at all for reasonable size loads.


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    #43
    Chiorino
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    con747 wrote: »
    Your local tool hire place will have a suitable one.

    I would have thought so but I've rang a half dozen and no joy. A couple hadn't even a clue what I was looking for.


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    #44
    Henry...
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    Outkast_IRE wrote: »
    Even medium to large commercial businesess just get an appropriate size UPS for this type of backup. We do work for a large global tech company and for their comms and server rooms on site they use a battery UPS . Thats the avenue you need to be pursuing they are not big or bulky at all for reasonable size loads.

    How long will they allow you to operate the PCs and equipment here


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    #45
    2011
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    Outkast_IRE wrote: »
    Even medium to large commercial businesess just get an appropriate size UPS for this type of backup. We do work for a large global tech company and for their comms and server rooms on site they use a battery UPS .

    These tend to have an autonomy of 15 minutes, rarely as much as 30 minutes. Generally a UPS is just used to bridge the gap until the generators kick in.
    Thats the avenue you need to be pursuing they are not big or bulky at all for reasonable size loads.

    They will be large and expensive option if you want to keep everything going for 24 hours on just one occasion.


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    #46
    Henry...
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    2011 wrote: »
    These tend to have an autonomy of 15 minutes rarely as much as 30 minutes. Generally a UPS is just used to bridge the gap until the generators kick in.



    They will be large and expensive option if you want to keep everything going for 24 hours one just one occasion.

    That's what I assumed as well

    Can you not move the server off site or something and access it remotely, then use tablets and mobiles to work
    I dunno

    I would be veering toward the inverter generator if no other options

    You have it for backup again


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    #47
    Outkast_IRE
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    Henry... wrote: »
    That's what I assumed as well

    Can you not move the server off site or something and access it remotely, then use tablets and mobiles to work
    I dunno

    I would be veering toward the inverter generator if no other options

    You have it for backup again

    All depends on load and UPS . But likely to work out an expensive option alright if you wanted 8 hours backup or similar, much more expensive for 24hrs backup.


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    #48
    2011
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    Outkast_IRE wrote: »
    All depends on load and UPS

    ……and the required autonomy. I would not think that there is any UPS rental option either :D
    But likely to work out an expensive option alright if you wanted 8 hours backup or similar, much more expensive for 24hrs backup.

    I think it would be far cheaper to buy a suitable generator.


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