Hmm, backup power plans vs. power outage, and find (yet again) a UPS not up to snuff.
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Hmm, backup power plans vs. power outage, and find (yet again) a UPS not up to snuff. (I guess the data center managers put their battery cycling on a schedule, versus replacing them when they fail). Needs to be a budget item, I guess. Also this system here is plugged into a UPS, but apparently it's plugged into the "power conditioning only, no backup" outlet
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Hmm, backup power plans vs. power outage, and find (yet again) a UPS not up to snuff. (I guess the data center managers put their battery cycling on a schedule, versus replacing them when they fail). Needs to be a budget item, I guess. Also this system here is plugged into a UPS, but apparently it's plugged into the "power conditioning only, no backup" outlet
@ai6yr i use an EcoFlow River 3 max, gives me over day of backup for all my network stuff even w/out extra battery. Other companies make similar units. All are driven by sales EcoFlow, Bluetti etc so don't pay anything close to MSRP
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@ai6yr i use an EcoFlow River 3 max, gives me over day of backup for all my network stuff even w/out extra battery. Other companies make similar units. All are driven by sales EcoFlow, Bluetti etc so don't pay anything close to MSRP
@TStehle Wow, great idea!!
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Hmm, backup power plans vs. power outage, and find (yet again) a UPS not up to snuff. (I guess the data center managers put their battery cycling on a schedule, versus replacing them when they fail). Needs to be a budget item, I guess. Also this system here is plugged into a UPS, but apparently it's plugged into the "power conditioning only, no backup" outlet
@ai6yr I have home solar with batteries, but still connected to the grid. And every time the grid goes out, it takes a second or so for my bloody controller to switch off the grid connection and connect the batteries. So every appliance and computer takes a dump.
I have UPSs on both computers, and since they're just cheap lead acid cells inside, they die without being cycled, which never happens. In the last outage, both computers shut off instantly. Zero backup from UPS. Glad I bought those.
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@TStehle Wow, great idea!!
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@ai6yr I have home solar with batteries, but still connected to the grid. And every time the grid goes out, it takes a second or so for my bloody controller to switch off the grid connection and connect the batteries. So every appliance and computer takes a dump.
I have UPSs on both computers, and since they're just cheap lead acid cells inside, they die without being cycled, which never happens. In the last outage, both computers shut off instantly. Zero backup from UPS. Glad I bought those.
@W6KME Yeah, I have to buy new batteries for sure on the UPS I have, maybe another set too. Not sure if there's some way to make them last longer. (force them to run every few months?)
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@W6KME Yeah, I have to buy new batteries for sure on the UPS I have, maybe another set too. Not sure if there's some way to make them last longer. (force them to run every few months?)
@ai6yr Never mind that SolarEdge (maker of my controller) insists that isn't how their controllers behave, and the installer is AWOL and Solaredge refers everything to the installer...)
I'd hate just throwing more e-waste at the UPSs too. I guess I need a LiFePO4 battery, charger, and inverter for each computer. Nuclear solution, it seems.
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@ai6yr Never mind that SolarEdge (maker of my controller) insists that isn't how their controllers behave, and the installer is AWOL and Solaredge refers everything to the installer...)
I'd hate just throwing more e-waste at the UPSs too. I guess I need a LiFePO4 battery, charger, and inverter for each computer. Nuclear solution, it seems.
@W6KME I have considered LiFePO4 conversion for a UPS, but don't think it's possible with these units.
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@W6KME I have considered LiFePO4 conversion for a UPS, but don't think it's possible with these units.
@ai6yr @W6KME I have an Eaton UPS. When the two lead acid batteries died and started swelling I removed them and replaced them with two LiFePO4 batteries that actually have more amp hours than the originals. It worked well through multiple outages and the only caveat I discovered was in the last outage it completely drained the batteries to a point where I needed to remove them and revive them with a charger. You can't do that with lead acid.
It is worth considering.
