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Re: Failover generators
--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Phil Harris" <phil@...> wrote:
>
> > Long runtime UPSs have a lot of batteries. Consider the weight
> > factor! I sold one a few months ago. Weight approx two thirds
of a
> > tonne. :-)
>
> Also with a long runtime UPS you not only have a lot of batteries
(and so a
> lot of weight to consider) but also a lot of batteries to replace
every five
> years or so...
>
> ...it's that expense that has made me think twice about additional
battery
> packs for here even though we get 2 or 3 proper power cuts a year
and
> probably many hundreds - if not into the thousands - of
"glitches"
per year.
> Phil
With a large bank of batteries, there are ways of increasing the
time interval between replacing batteries! ;-)
Andy
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