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[–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Most likely their backup generators only power the absolutely critical equipment and everything else still goes down when the power goes off.

[–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Normally, there are plugs labeled for critical equipment (as in, they're connected to the generators even if the power goes out). But yeah, everything non-essential is kinda down.

You still absolutely need to go check your equipment during a power outage, and make sure your "critical" stuff is plugged into the "generator outlets". There's battery power on (pretty much) all critical equipment, so you have a buffer.

I personally don't rely on batteries being my backup, and keep my critical stuff plugged into the labeled outlets... but you still gotta check; and deal with power being out for everything else

[–] Flipper@feddit.de 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

For ICU Beds they are a different colour from what I've seen.

[–] Dan68@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 1 points 7 months ago

Yes, I've only seen red ones

[–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 1 points 7 months ago

I should have said color-coded instead of labeled. But yeah, I've only seen red plugs like that