You need to keep the UPS running at 30% of load if you want a decent life from it. We've just supplied a client with some units to give 30hours at low current and they needed extra batteries to supply the run time. APC do a relay card which allows you to interface with other systems using simple wiring - would this do what you need?
http://www.apc.com/products/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=AP9610&tab=models Mike -----Original Message----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 15 July 2011 19:28 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: UPS with remotable power on/off switch? On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Maglinger, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > You're in an industrial environment, right? Seems to me that you > could rig up some type of relay between the UPS and the PC so that > when the machine is turned off normally the relay would open between > the UPS and the PC. With zero draw the UPS should up for a long time ... It would run for several hours, I expect, but doing so every day would quickly ruin the batteries, and, I suspect, the power electronics, too. They're not designed for that. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
