From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 16 05:43:23 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1DF00B8C for ; Wed, 16 Oct 2013 05:43:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erich@alogt.com) Received: from alogt.com (alogt.com [69.36.191.58]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E59C821F6 for ; Wed, 16 Oct 2013 05:43:22 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=alogt.com; s=default; h=Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Type:Mime-Version:References:In-Reply-To:Message-ID:Subject:Cc:To:From:Date; bh=4X60fgSyJIyLB6f/ilUDoi2xXR1OdqLEPYhlMptYyD8=; b=RHpTqDPY0LcEHmgBYjdoKkZofTj8CBBvDnkKHbDwb8YDOnXSbA+I+YSbR8I7vEHHaTO57AzU2duzMsvNKhNHuLKwHNHpcgBivFh5XYaGzJ2q/5pKZZ24P1HuiIrtLOrrAZ7cxnvANVxU4Ihnfa+e6BrM7s5ihoe9JuBi7GAnT8w=; Received: from [39.194.176.141] (port=20573 helo=X220.ovitrap.com) by sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net with esmtpsa (SSLv3:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.80.1) (envelope-from ) id 1VWJt9-003PKM-9Y; Tue, 15 Oct 2013 23:43:21 -0600 Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 13:43:11 +0800 From: Erich Dollansky To: yudi v Subject: Re: UPS buying suggestion Message-ID: <20131016134311.12ca7673@X220.ovitrap.com> In-Reply-To: References: <525D225B.7050205@fjl.co.uk> Organization: ALO Green Technologies X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.9.2 (GTK+ 2.24.19; amd64-portbld-freebsd10.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - alogt.com X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net: authenticated_id: erich@alogt.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Cc: Frank Leonhardt , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 05:43:23 -0000 Hi, On Wed, 16 Oct 2013 12:35:32 +1000 yudi v wrote: > > > > APC BackUPS Pro 420 to keep three HP microservers alive. What!? > > Yes, it works. The power they draw varies greatly depending on what > > type and how many drives you have in the bays and (I think with the > > Microservers) their processing workload. > > > > Nice to know you got 3 servers running off a 420 VA unit, > surprising it can handle 3 units when the power goes off. it is caused by the good design of the server's power supply unit. > > how do I tell what type of battery an UPS takes? APC tells you to use theirs. But you can take the battery out and ask a battery dealer if there is a replavement available. > I am also looking at APC Smart-UPS SC 420VA > 230V, This sounds like a perfect deal if the price is well below USD 200. > within my budget, it's got AVR, and user replaceable battery, but > cannot tell whether it accepts a generic one. > It will be possible in a private environment to use the battery of the same type which is a bit smaller in size. The connectors seem to be standard connectors. Your URL shows the two battery types the UPS works with. Ask a search engine if there are compatible batteries available. This is the case for many APS models I know. Erich