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Re: slightly OT: wall mount UPS for demarc
From: Jay Hennigan <jay () west net>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:19:07 -0800
Peter Pauly wrote:
I'm looking to buy several small wall mounted UPS's to power a telco's metro ethernet switches. (Yes, they should have provided some kind of protection, but won't). The closest suitable UPS I've found is this: http://www.tripplite.com/EN/products/model.cfm?txtSeriesID=419&EID=361&txtModelID=3640 Can anyone suggest a better alternative? I want something sturdy, preferably metal, that can screw to a wall and be worry free for years at a time.
Any UPS will have batteries, probably sealed lead-acid for a small UPS. That is likely to negate "worry free for years at a time", especially if wall-mounted in an unconditioned demarc/MPOE closet as opposed to a temperature-controlled data center.
At a minimum, plan on an annual visit to do routine maintenance and load test the batteries. You'll be lucky to get more than three years of service out of them.
A typical Chatsworth, etc. 19-inch rack shelf available in various depths can be flipped around and screwed to a wall to support many of the stand-alone UPSes.
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