Run a whole house UPS, get a couple of these 8KW units. http://www.outbackpower.com/products/integrated-systems/flexpower-radian
On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 4:20 PM Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, many models had the flaw/feature that they would turn off if there > was a battery fault. Combine that with batteries in a non controlled space > and a charger that doesn't adjust the voltage for temperature and you can > see a dead battery pretty rapidly. Those things are time bombs. If you're > changing batteries on a schedule you're resetting the clock on the time > bomb, but that baby is still ticking. > > > On 3/30/2020 3:35 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: > > Smart vs Back operate differently. Probably the most annoying one, is > that Back will have no output power when utility is hot but the battery is > bad. So your tower goes down when the power is just fine, but the battery > is a little old. > > XL is faster charger, yes. That recovers battery voltage when the power > comes on. I guess it might be good if your power goes up/down a lot, but > in my experience it stays up when it's back up. > > As far as web/SNMP monitoring we use the PacketFlux site monitor usually. > It works at 100% of AC sites. In a couple data center like sites I do have > the 961x cards and I will admit they're nicer overall. > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 3:26 PM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > >> I’ve heard a lot of people say the key wasn’t Smart or Dumb, but XL or >> not XL, on the premise that the XL models had a more robust charger. But I >> guess that’s for tower sites. >> >> >> >> I’ve run the little 500 VA BackUPS models for a long time with just a >> battery change every 3-5 years. They had several different model numbers >> but all looked similar. The larger tower models always seemed to get >> swollen batteries that would get wedged inside. The best SmartUPS model >> for me was the 1400 VA rackmount XL. Those didn’t seem to destroy >> batteries like the tower models. >> >> >> >> What problems did you have with the BackUPS models? For a home UPS you >> probably aren’t using the web or SNMP monitoring. >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Josh Luthman >> *Sent:* Monday, March 30, 2020 1:50 PM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Good Home UPS >> >> >> >> I've seen them at home because we threw them away at work. I regretted >> it every time and just threw them away, or replaced it with Smart UPS. >> >> >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 11:29 AM Seth Mattinen <se...@rollernet.us> >> wrote: >> >> On 3/30/20 8:16 AM, Josh Luthman wrote: >> > No. Just no. No. Back UPS are terrible. Smart-UPS have been great >> to >> > us over the years. >> > >> > 100% of our issues are Back UPS related. >> >> >> I'll use a Back-UPS at home, but that's about it. >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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