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Re: DC power versus AC power
From: "Stephen Sprunk" <ssprunk () cisco com>
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2002 21:16:39 -0600
Thus spake "Wayne Bogan" <wbogan () InfoAve Net>
For those AC only powered units, you can also purchase an invertor for DC
to
AC conversion. You would then have the advantages of DC for your AC equipment. This does, however, add the potential of another point of failure such as fuses or breakers in the invertor.
Well, that's how AC UPS's work -- just beware what percentage of the input current is lost in the conversion from DC to AC, plus what is lost converting from AC back to DC inside the equipment. Much simpler to specify DC equipment to begin with if you really care about availability. S
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- DC power versus AC power ip dude (Dec 27)
- Re: DC power versus AC power Scott Granados (Dec 27)
- Re: DC power versus AC power jlewis (Dec 28)
- Re: DC power versus AC power Måns Nilsson (Dec 29)
- Re: DC power versus AC power jlewis (Dec 28)
- Re: DC power versus AC power Stephen Sprunk (Dec 28)
- Re: DC power versus AC power Wayne Bogan (Dec 29)
- Re: DC power versus AC power Stephen Sprunk (Dec 29)
- Re: DC power versus AC power Wayne Bogan (Dec 29)
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- Re: DC power versus AC power David Lesher (Dec 29)
- Re: DC power versus AC power Scott Granados (Dec 29)
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