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Re: Looking for advice on datacenter electrical/generator
From: Chris Adams <cmadams () hiwaay net>
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 05:53:06 -0600
Once upon a time, Dan Lockwood <dlockwood () coe shastalink k12 ca us> said:
That issue is something that we talked about. Having never worked with a generator for a long period of time, I don't have any feel for the reliability. My question back to you would be, how much battery do you use?
We have about 10-15 minutes of UPS capacity. The important thing with a generator is to make sure you test it regularly. Ours (a diesel at one POP and a natural gas at another) automatically run each week and alert us to any problems. Then, to test the full system (transfer switch, etc.), we "pull the handle" (shut off utility power) once a month and make sure that everything works as it is supposed to. -- Chris Adams <cmadams () hiwaay net> Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.
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