Message-ID: <001201be0bbe$bac1afe0$561e10ac@inaizumi.nodai.ac.jp> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 17:55:37 +0900 From: Hiroki Inaizumi <mailto:inaizumi@NODAI.AC.JP> Subject: FW: [Fwd: (Fwd) FW: Low cost power protection?] To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
Cliff,We (Gunnar and myself) lived in Ibadan for a couple of years, until beginning of this year, so we really understand your situation, but at the same time, we don't have good alternatives, sorry.
Hiroki Inaizumi Dep. of Bio-Business Management and Information, Fac. of International Agriculture and Food Studies, Tokyo University of Agriculture (TUA) Email: mailto:inaizumi@nodai.ac.jp -----Original Message----- ??? : Dr Gunnar Kirchhof <mailto:gk@mpx.com.au> ?? : Hiroki <mailto:inaizumi@nodai.ac.jp>; cmissen@BLUE.WEEG.UIOWA.EDU mailto:<cmissen@BLUE.WEEG.UIOWA.EDU> ?? : 1998?11?9? 16:20 ?? : [Fwd: (Fwd) FW: Low cost power protection?]
>Hi Hiroki
>
>Thanks for your message - unfortunatley there seems to be no 'el-cheapo'
>solution to your mate's problems. Anything can be done: generators, UPSes
and >superfast surge protectors - but it costs $$$.
>
>TRIP LITE is large US-based company that may be able to help. The closest
URL >I could find is: http://www.sarasota-electronics.com/triplite.htm
>
>Cheers
>G.
>
>"Dr. Gunnar Kirchhof" wrote:
>
>> ------- Forwarded Message Follows -------
>> From: "Hiroki Inaizumi" <mailto:inaizumi@nodai.ac.jp>
>> To: "Kirchhof, Gunnar" <mailto:gunnar.kirchhof@agric.nsw.gov.au>
>> Subject: FW: Low cost power protection?
>> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1998 14:56:36 +0900
>>
>> Hi, Gunnar!
>>
>> Do you think any kind of things that we can advise him?
>>
>> Hiroki Inaizumi
>> -----Original Message-----
>> ??? : Cliff Missen <mailto:cmissen@BLUE.WEEG.UIOWA.EDU>
>> ?? : mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU <DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>
>> ?? : 1998?11?6? 14:08
>> ?? : Low cost power protection?
>>
>> >Hey AFRIK-IT and DEVEL-L'ers!
>> >
>> >It's been some time since I last posted, so I should let you know that
I've >> >abandoned the ivy covered halls of the University of Iowa and taken up
>> >residence at the University of Jos in central Nigeria. We're
constructing >> >a WAN and setting up an Intranet (cargo culting in anticipation of a
real >> >Internet connection...) and running into serious power protection
problems. >> >
>> >It turns out that the city of Jos was once listed in the Guiness Book of
>> >World Records as being host to the most lightning strikes. On top of
that, >> >our electricity disappears several times a day. Finally, and
>> >unfortunately, our wiring isn't all we could hope for.
>> >
>> >All of this adds up to large piles of expired equipment (modems and
>> >monitors seem particularly hard hit) and users who are leery to plug in
and >> >participate.
>> >
>> >Of course, there are a large number of UPSs around here, but not enough
to >> >handle all the computers and network hubs. These too are vulnerable to
>> >surges and get fried pretty regularly.
>> >
>> >Shipping new equipment to Jos essentially doubles (even triples) the
>> >original cost of the equipment (especially in the case of the UPSs).
>> >
>> >So I'm looking for information on home-grown power protection. Is it
>> >possible to couple a UPS with a larger battery to handle a larger amount
of >> >computers? (We have two classrooms with 30 computers each.) What are
>> >other solutions you've found to protect your power, data, and telecomm
>> >lines from surges and lighting? How about building-wide power
protection? >> >Classroom power protection and conditioning?
>> >
>> >Any and all info would be greatly appreciated.
>> >
>> >I should mention that I've got a copy of the PolyPhaser web site
>> >(www.polyphaser.com) as well as their very informative book, "The
'Grounds' >> >for Lightning Protection."
>> >
>> >If you have Web sites for me to explore, please send the pertinent pages
or >> >the URLs. We do not have Internet access, but I have a grad student in
>> >Iowa who can grab the Web site and burn it onto a CD for me. (Called
>> >"DHL-Net"...)
>> >
>> >Cheers!
>> >
>> >-- Cliff
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >-----
>> >
>> >Cliff Missen
>> >
>> >University of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
>> >University of Iowa, Iowa, USA
>> >
>> >mailto:MissenC@unijos.edu.ng
>> >mailto:CMissen@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu
>> >
>> >Internetworks in International Development
>> > http://www.uiowa.edu/~intlinet
>> >
>> >Cliff Missen's Home Page
>> > http://www.avalon.net/~cmissen
>> >