Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2007-03-17 Thread Anthony Will
] On Behalf Of paul hendry Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 12:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; wireless@wispa.org Subject: RE: [WISPA] External battery on UPS Scott, Surely it should be possible to replace 2 12v 7ah batteries run in parallel (not series) with 1 12v 100ah battery as the voltage isn't changing

Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2007-03-17 Thread Andrew Niemantsverdriet
Supernova Technologies -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of paul hendry Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 12:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; wireless@wispa.org Subject: RE: [WISPA] External battery on UPS Scott, Surely it should be possible

RE: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2007-03-04 Thread paul hendry
on these things to see if they charged ;) Cheers, P. -Original Message- From: Scott Reed [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 02 March 2007 12:22 To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS The charger is designed for the size and number of batteries in the original configuration

RE: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2007-03-04 Thread Russ Kreigh
@wispa.org Subject: RE: [WISPA] External battery on UPS Scott, Surely it should be possible to replace 2 12v 7ah batteries run in parallel (not series) with 1 12v 100ah battery as the voltage isn't changing? With regards runtime I can just increase the external battery count. Mac, don't worry I have

Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2007-03-04 Thread John J. Thomas
inline... -Original Message- From: Scott Reed [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 2, 2007 04:22 AM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS The charger is designed for the size and number of batteries in the original configuration. Changing

Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2007-03-04 Thread John J. Thomas
PROTECTED]; wireless@wispa.org Subject: RE: [WISPA] External battery on UPS Scott, Surely it should be possible to replace 2 12v 7ah batteries run in parallel (not series) with 1 12v 100ah battery as the voltage isn't changing? With regards runtime I can just increase the external battery count. Mac

Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2007-03-02 Thread Scott Reed
I can do it with 4. Cheers, P. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Nash - Lists Sent: 16 November 2006 16:45 To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS I replaced the two internal batteries last night with two

RE: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2007-03-02 Thread Mac Dearman
batteries just to discover I can do it with 4. Cheers, P. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Nash - Lists Sent: 16 November 2006 16:45 To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS I replaced the two

RE: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2007-03-01 Thread paul hendry
can do it with 4. Cheers, P. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Nash - Lists Sent: 16 November 2006 16:45 To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS I replaced the two internal batteries last night with two

Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-27 Thread Mario Pommier
, 2006 7:32 AM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: RE: [WISPA] External battery on UPS Looking for the most efficient use of the battery power and the kit to achieve it. Old APC's are easy enough to track down on ebay but normally only have standard AC outputs so I'm guessing you would connect both

RE: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-25 Thread Paul Hendry
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mario Pommier Sent: 24 November 2006 19:04 To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS Yes, Paul. What are you looking for? Mario Paul Hendry wrote: Just out of interest, does anyone run batteries (via fuses) directly

RE: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-25 Thread Rick Smith
List' Subject: RE: [WISPA] External battery on UPS Looking for the most efficient use of the battery power and the kit to achieve it. Old APC's are easy enough to track down on ebay but normally only have standard AC outputs so I'm guessing you would connect both an APC and Ethernet direct

Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-25 Thread Patrick Shoemaker
... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Hendry Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 7:32 AM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: RE: [WISPA] External battery on UPS Looking for the most efficient use of the battery power and the kit to achieve it. Old APC's

RE: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-24 Thread Paul Hendry
General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS Thanks Brian -Original Message- From: Brian Rohrbacher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 09:41 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS I'm pasting Gino's link to the right

Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-24 Thread Mario Pommier
] On Behalf Of Ron Wallace Sent: 17 November 2006 21:19 To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS Thanks Brian -Original Message- From: Brian Rohrbacher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 09:41 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: Re

Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-17 Thread Ron Wallace
Thanks Brian -Original Message- From: Brian Rohrbacher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 09:41 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS I'm pasting Gino's link to the right thread. Then I can search me email in a year and find

Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-16 Thread Mark Nash - Lists
] External battery on UPS I'm pasting Gino's link to the right thread. Then I can search me email in a year and find the correct thread Connectors: http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=263-110 Batteries: http://www.donrowe.com/batteries/8a31dt.html Brian Rohrbacher

RE: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-15 Thread Gino A. Villarini
fax 787.273.4145 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Nash - Lists Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 3:51 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS APC SUNET700. 1 battery. Mark Nash Network Engineer

Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-15 Thread Travis Johnson
You can't use just 1 battery. The APC units want to see 24vdc, so you need two batteries running in series. It works perfectly, as I have 20+ remote locations running off two gel type batteries. Make sure you install some type of a fuse on the positive side of the connection. Travis

Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-15 Thread Mark Nash - Lists
-998- 541-998-5599 fax - Original Message - From: Travis Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 6:13 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS You can't use just 1 battery. The APC units want to see 24vdc, so you

RE: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-15 Thread Gino A. Villarini
- Lists Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 10:36 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS Ah-hah! I'll give this a try. Unfortunately the batteries I want to use are $200 each. ;) Got a recommendation on batteries that will last with constantly being charged

Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-15 Thread Travis Johnson
-5599 fax - Original Message - From: Travis Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 6:13 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS You can't use just 1 battery. The APC units want to see 24vdc, so you need two batteries

Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-15 Thread Tom DeReggi
- Original Message - From: Travis Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 9:13 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS You can't use just 1 battery. The APC units want to see 24vdc, so you need two batteries running

Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-15 Thread Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181
: [WISPA] External battery on UPS Ah-hah! I'll give this a try. Unfortunately the batteries I want to use are $200 each. ;) Got a recommendation on batteries that will last with constantly being charged by the UPS? Mark Nash Network Engineer UnwiredOnline.Net 350 Holly Street Junction City

RE: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-15 Thread CHUCK PROFITO
, 2006 9:03 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS I've been putting the new gel cell units in my boat. The kids are always leaving something on so the battery has been drained and charged a number of times. Still working great. I get them at Napa. Deep cycle

Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-15 Thread Brian Rohrbacher
] External battery on UPS You can't use just 1 battery. The APC units want to see 24vdc, so you need two batteries running in series. It works perfectly, as I have 20+ remote locations running off two gel type batteries. Make sure you install some type of a fuse on the positive side of the connection

Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-15 Thread Mark Nash - Lists
Message - From: Brian Rohrbacher [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 9:28 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS What is used to tell you how much runtime is left? Have you found it accurate? Brian Travis Johnson wrote

Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-15 Thread Travis Johnson
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Nash - Lists Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 3:51 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS APC SUNET700. 1 battery. Mark Nash Network Engineer UnwiredOnline.Net 350 Holly Street Junction City, OR 97448 http

Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-15 Thread Travis Johnson
http://www.uwol.net 541-998- 541-998-5599 fax - Original Message - From: Travis Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 6:13 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS You can't use just 1 battery. The APC units want

RE: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-15 Thread Gino A. Villarini
2:51 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS We adjust the number of external batteries in the APC configuration settings. Usually we set it to 2x the number of actual batteries we have installed and it seems pretty accurate. Travis Microserv Brian Rohrbacher

Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-15 Thread Travis Johnson
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 2:51 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS We adjust the number of external batteries in the APC configuration settings. Usually we set it to 2x the number of actual batteries we have installed and it seems pretty accurate

Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-15 Thread Brian Rohrbacher
You got any pics of this or similar Travisanyone? Travis, What APC do you use and what batteries are added? What do you draw and what is th run time? Do you know how many times the one with the most cycles has been drawn down? How long do the batteries last? Brian Travis Johnson

Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-15 Thread Travis Johnson
Hi, We run two 4 gauge power wires out the front of the case, connect the positive to a 60A fuse, and then to the batteries. We are using AGM type (same thing used in UPS systems) big batteries (a little bigger than a car battery, but each battery is 110 pounds). We wire them in series (to

Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-15 Thread Tom DeReggi
: Travis Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 1:59 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS Hi, Buy the sealed AGM style batteries (same style used in UPS systems). They don't have any vents and are completely sealed

Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-15 Thread Ron Wallace
/ active equip? I'm in Michigan and it gets fairly cold in Winter. -Original Message- From: Travis Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 11:25 AM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS We tried the $65 deep cycle marine

Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-15 Thread Ron Wallace
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Nash - Lists Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 3:51 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS APC SUNET700. 1 battery. Mark Nash Network Engineer UnwiredOnline.Net 350 Holly Street Junction City, OR 97448

Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-15 Thread Travis Johnson
List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 1:59 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS Hi, Buy the sealed AGM style batteries (same style used in UPS systems). They don't have any vents and are completely sealed... and even if the case breaks, nothing leaks out of them

RE: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-15 Thread Gino A. Villarini
Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Travis Johnson Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 8:57 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS Tom, We remove the internal batteries completely. The only batteries connected are the large AGM

Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-15 Thread Brian Rohrbacher
Can we get some links to these batteries that work well? Gino, Got a link to the DC block connectors you were talking about? Brian Travis Johnson wrote: Hi, We run two 4 gauge power wires out the front of the case, connect the positive to a 60A fuse, and then to the batteries. We are

Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-15 Thread Brian Rohrbacher
I'm pasting Gino's link to the right thread. Then I can search me email in a year and find the correct thread Connectors: http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=263-110 Batteries: http://www.donrowe.com/batteries/8a31dt.html Brian Rohrbacher wrote: Can we get some

RE: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-15 Thread Gino A. Villarini
General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS I'm pasting Gino's link to the right thread. Then I can search me email in a year and find the correct thread Connectors: http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=263-110 Batteries: http://www.donrowe.com/batteries

[WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-14 Thread Mark Nash - Lists
I believe I remember some discussion on this list on connecting an external battery to an APC UPS. I'm in the middle of doing it right now and am having problems. The UPS just beep continuously with the 'bad battery' light on. I'm using a Lifeline deep cycle battery. Any ideas? Mark Nash

Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-14 Thread Joe Laura
@wispa.org Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 10:42 PM Subject: [WISPA] External battery on UPS I believe I remember some discussion on this list on connecting an external battery to an APC UPS. I'm in the middle of doing it right now and am having problems. The UPS just beep continuously

Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-14 Thread JohnnyO
Yeah - plug it in and turn it on before you try to run off of batteries :) JohnnyO - Original Message - From: Mark Nash - Lists [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 10:42 PM Subject: [WISPA] External battery on UPS I believe I

Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS

2006-11-14 Thread Mark Nash - Lists
, November 14, 2006 9:20 PM Subject: RE: [WISPA] External battery on UPS What apc model ? how many batts are you using ? Gino A. Villarini [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. tel 787.273.4143 fax 787.273.4145 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL