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Re: "They all suck!" Re: UPS failure modes


From: Jack Bates <jbates () brightok net>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 14:16:22 -0500


bmanning () karoshi com wrote:


        for most sites I've seen, the 19" rack is too small
        for the monster array.  they tend to use 23" racks
        and place the batts at the bottom - generally 3-6 hour
        runtime.


Yeah. A lot of the remote hardened equipment runs off small battery arrays as well. During major power outages, look for the poor sucker stuck with driving the circuit to keep them all charged.

-Jack


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