Re: [Sightly OT] - UPS Question...

["Andy Whitfield" <andywhitfield2002@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sounds like you've found enough load but I use multiple 500Watt
inspection lamps.
Recently I had a 4000va/4000W UPS that refused to calibrate so
I 'upped' the load.  In the end I had 1800Watts of bulbs (blinding)
and a 1200W fan heater (which I had to place outside so it didn't
turn off on its thermostat).   So think yourself lucky you've only
got a small UPS to calibrate!  ;-)
Andy
--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Phil Harris" <phil@a...> wrote:
>
> Thanks Andy,
>
> Calibrating now...
>
> God it's hard finding enough load (without hoiking in TVs) to put
on the
> thing ... You spend ages trying to minimise current drain and
suddenly I'm
> dragging up a couple of laptops, a desk lamp, a 333MHz Compaq
DeskPro (which
> happened to have Win2k on it so was handy for sticking Powerchute
on) and
> plugging in a CRT monitor too.
>
> That little pile only gets to 37.4% load (and that's when you add
in the 4Tb
> over 21 IDE drives of network servers that are currently sat there
too!)
>
> Phil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]
> > On Behalf Of Andy Whitfield
> > Sent: 16 May 2005 14:56
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: [Sightly OT] - UPS Question...
> >
> > Phil,
> > You need to calibrate the UPS.
> > Can be done via Powerchute or manually.  100% battery charge
> > and 40% or greater load.  Then select calibrate option in
> > Powerchute or if Powerchute not connected then run right down
> > until UPS switches off.
> > Regards
> > Andy
> > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Phil Harris <phil@a...> wrote:
> > > Anyone here got an APC2200 UPS? (Not XL or RM)
> > >
> > > Just replaced the batteries in mine on Friday (after the
original
> > > batteries failed and the UPS was mothballed for a few years)
and
> > this
> > > morning I see that the "battery capacity" display
(the column of
> > LEDs to
> > > the right of the control panel) is flashing.
> > >
> > > I don't think I have excessive load on the UPS (only one LED
lit on
> > the
> > > "load" display on the left of the control panel)
but I don't
have a
> > > manual for the 2200 anywhere that I can find to have a look
at
what
> > that
> > > display flashing means (however I *THINK* it means
"your
batteries
> > are
> > > buggered").
> > >
> > > Does anyone know whether you need to tell the UPS that it
has
had
> > new
> > > batteries fitted or should it be able to work that out for
itself?
> > >
> > > At the moment I don't have it hooked up to any monitoring
software
> > (I
> > > only have windows software and my server has "gone
linux") so at
> > the
> > > moment I'm flying a bit blind.
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > Phil
> >
> >
> >
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