Re: [Slightly OT Contd...] - UPS Calibration.

["Andy Whitfield" <andywhitfield2002@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I can, of course, supply batteries (minimum order may apply) and
battery cabinets, etc.
Andy
--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Phil Harris <phil@a...> wrote:
> Gary Jenkins wrote:
>
> >I had a problem like this with the same model (although not when
it
> >was calibrating, this was under normal circumstances). I figured
the
> >batteries were on the way out and replaced them. The problem
remained,
> >so that was a waste of money!
> >
> >Bascially it seemed that whilst the 2200 circuitry can handle a
load
> >of up to 100% (2200W, iirc) on the scale, the batteries inside
can't
> >sustain that 100% load for very long. Like you i had about 40%
load,
> >and the run time was short- about 15-17 minutes.
> >
> >
> Yeah it's a wierd one. The UPS *USED* to be fine but the batteries
went
> on it (when it was about 5 years old) and at the time I was out of
work
> and so I removed the batteries and put the UPS aside for when I
could
> afford to replace them. As it is, with my "big" server
hanging off
it
> it's only egistering about 12% load so it's not being caned ... I
ended
> up scouring the house for things that I could plug into it to
actually
> generate some usefull load to try to calibrate it with!
>
> I guess the UPS could well have died whilst it's been mothballed
but
> it's been so long since I've had it in use that I could just as
well be
> missing something obvious! :-D
>
> >Wait for an UPC experts opinion, but you can get a battery case to
> >daisy chain more batteries to the 2200, which will increase the
run
> >time at higher loads. I ended up buying a second UPS with 2
battery
> >packs. the 2200 now does lighter duties, but is working fine.
> >
> >
> You can only do this on the "XL" versions of the UPS (mine
isn't an
XL)
> but I do have three external battery cabinets that I obtained from
> somewhere. (Knackered batteries in them though of course.)
>
> Phil