Re: Energy Saving Offer for Automated Home Readers

["Andy Whitfield" <andywhitfield2002@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The UPS circuit board will draw power.  Plus some power trickle
charging the batteries.
I have to admit I've never measured it.
But I bought a Maplin Power Meter recently.  Code L61AQ
It's on special offer at the moment so may be worth buying.
Just looked at the power meter on the Maplin.co.uk website and it
has the intelliplug listed underneath the power meter!  :-)

When I get a chance I'll measure the power drawn by various UPSs.
Andy

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gale" <groups@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks Andy,
>
> I wasn't actually thinking about turning the UPS off at all - just
the connected devices.
>
> What kind of power does a UPS typically draw to maintain the
batteries if ALL the outputs aren't drawing any current at all and
the batteries are fully charged (OK- so I know that a PC will
continue to draw some power in the off state - but lets ignore that
for the moment)? I presume there's a trickle charging going on
continually?
>
> Paul.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of
> > Andy Whitfield
> > Sent: 17 January 2007 14:59
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Energy Saving Offer for Automated Home
Readers
> >
> > You've still got to turn your UPS off though as it will still
draw
> > power to charge the batteries.
> > When the UPS is turned off on the front panel this cuts the
power to
> > the output sockets anyway, so the intelliplug is redundant.
> > Then switch the UPS off at the mains.  Though I guess the switch
is
> > under your desk?  ;-))
> >
> > What you need is a UPS that turns itself off (on the front panel)
> > and off at the mains socket when you switch the PC off.  Not seen
> > any of those!  ;-)
> >
> > I wouldn't think the is anything in the intelliplug that would
> > interfere with the UPS.  I presume it is current sensing on the
> > master socket and uses relays to control the other sockets.
> > Andy
> >
> > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gale" <groups@>
wrote:
> > >
> > > Yes - could have a lead with on/off switch - but that would
be
> > under the desk and I'd NEVER do this - far too much effort to
mess
> > around under the desk every time I turned the PC off!!! ;) (you
> > should see the mess of cables under there!)
> > >
> > > I was thinking of using the socket directly from one of the
> > outputs of the UPS. Master socket connected to PC supply and the
> > other sockets supplying peripherals connected to the PC. May main
> > question was if there was likely to be anything in the
intelliplug
> > that would interfere with the UPS operation, but I guess not as
they
> > also offer a 13A socket to IEC plug adapter for use with UPS's :)
> > >
> > > Paul.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]
On
> > Behalf Of
> > > > Andy Whitfield
> > > > Sent: 16 January 2007 15:12
> > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Energy Saving Offer for Automated
Home
> > Readers
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Having looked at the product, I guess when the master
device
> > isn't
> > > > drawing current it switches off the other outputs.
> > > > But surely the intelliplug must draw a small amount of
current
> > > > itself?    So not a total saving in power.
> > > >
> > > > But couldn't you run everything off a 4 way extension
lead
with
> > an
> > > > ON/OFF switch?
> > > >
> > > > When a UPS is turned off at the front panel, this
invariably
only
> > > > turns off the output connectors to the load(s).   The
UPS
itself
> > is
> > > > still drawing power from the mains and charging its
batteries.
> > > > You've still got to turn off the UPS on the front panel
whether
> > you
> > > > use an intelliplug or not.
> > > > If the UPS is plugged in to the intelliplug master
socket
then
> > will
> > > > need to be physically unplugged for the intelliplug to
work.
> > > > If the UPS is plugged in to one of the intelliplug
slave
sockets
> > > > then what is plugged in to the master socket?
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > > Andy the UPS Man
> > > >
> > > > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gale"
<groups@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I've got one of those mains panels - works fine.
> > > > >
> > > > > Just wondering if anyone has tried one on a UPS?
You'd
> > obviously
> > > > have to run all the connected accessories off of the
UPS
though.
> > Any
> > > > reason for it not to work?
> > > > >
> > > > > I'd need to replace the mains plug to try it,
which is why
I'm
> > > > asking before I cut it off!
> > > > > Paul.
> > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
[mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]
> > On
> > > > Behalf Of
> > > > > > Mark McCall
> > > > > > Sent: 16 January 2007 12:01
> > > > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > > > Subject: [ukha_d] Energy Saving Offer for
Automated Home
> > Readers
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Smart home company UK Automation have
announced their
> > intentions
> > > > to
> > > > > > support
> > > > > > and market energy saving products with their
release of
the
> > > > OneClick
> > > > > > intelligent power supply range.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Automated Home readers can receive 10% off
the
IntelliPlug
> > (tm)
> > > > and
> > > > > > Intelligent Mains Panel by using the coupon
code "AUTHOME2"
> > at
> > > > CHECKOUT
> > > > > > time....
> > > > > >
> > > > > > http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/article1828.html
> > > > > >
> > > > > > M.