• cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de
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      2 days ago

      An extension cord running to another room would be enough if the minor electrical work only needs a circuit to be switched off.

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        6 hours ago

        That assumes your breakers are labelled well. I turn off like a quarter of the panel just guessing to avoid extra trips.

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      2 days ago

      My UPS just runs on a lead battery. It lasts long enough to run my router and server for a few minutes and cost less than 100€.

      I got it when we had electrical issues and using the ironing board would trip the main fuse.

      • bearboiblake [he/him]@pawb.social
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        2 days ago

        Yeah, I was thinking a UPS wouldn’t hold a load up long enough to do electrical work, but I guess it depends on the nature of what needs to be done

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            2 days ago

            We had some very large UPSes at work that would be able to keep a server up for hours, but they’re also so heavy it would probably cause the floor in my living room to collapse :p