It's a water tower, and the owners I gather wanted everything out of the way.
JH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eje Gustafsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "John Hokenson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 1:28 PM Subject: Re: [smartBridges] help with APPO problem > Hmm to me that don't make a whole lot of sense to place the ups up in > the tower !? > Number one you have no way to power cycle the equipment without > putting in some sort of remote controlled device ($$$$$). > Two UPS batteries don't like to much heat or cold. Most UPSes I seen > have a operation environment requirements/limitations of 32 - 104�F. > A close by lightning strike and the overload protector will blow and > needs to be reset. > Unnecessary additional weight load on the tower (smallest ones weight > around 10lbs). > Plus the battery will not last for every. It needs to be replaced > every 2-3 years > > Just make more sense to me to have the UPS at the ground level where > you can maintain it since they are not maintenance free and then you > can easily do powercycles and you don't need as large nema box up > there (less windload) and less weight. > > Or is there something I'm missing ? > > Best regards, > Eje Gustafsson mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > The Family Entertainment Network http://www.fament.com > Phone : 620-231-7777 Fax : 620-231-4066 > - Your Full Time Professionals - > -- > JH> Cuz you need to wait for the UPS to die > > JH> JH > JH> ----- Original Message ----- > JH> From: "Stuart Pierce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > JH> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > JH> Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 10:00 AM > JH> Subject: Re: [smartBridges] help with APPO problem > > > >> If you can just flip the breaker at the bottom to turn the power off, why > JH> do you need to climg to reset the units ? > >> > >> Or am I not caught up on emails. > >> > >> ;) > >> > >> ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > >> From: "Gloria Vester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2003 13:39:56 -0500 > >> > >> >Marlon, > >> >My AC runs up the water tower from a breaker at the base of the tower. > JH> There is an AC outlet in my NEMA box with the UPS plugged into it, a power > JH> strip into that, with all the power supplies and the D-Link switch plugged > JH> into that. All the cat-5 is outdoor rated, shielded and gel filled, all > JH> cables tested with a cable tester after being built up on the tower. As for > JH> lightning arrestors, we haven't had any sign of lightning or a drop of rain > JH> in months - this is north Texas where rain doesn't exist from June until > JH> October. I don't see how I would run a power cord down the tower, it just > JH> doesn't seem possible. We can try moving the cat-5 cables around to > JH> different ports on the switch to see if it is one port on the switch that is > JH> failing, but since we have had two different units fail now with the same > JH> exact problem and they are on different ports, I don't think that would tell > JH> us much. > >> > > >> >Any more ideas - I am always willing to listen and try different things, > >> >Gloria > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: Marlon Schafer (509-982-2181) > >> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 1:00 PM > >> > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] help with APPO problem > >> > > >> > > >> > First off, run a power cord to the bottom of the tower for a bit so you > JH> can just unplug it to reset everything ;-). > >> > >> <<snipped>> > >> --- > >> [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus By Avolve.net] > >> > >> ANNOUNCEMENT > >> WISPCON IV - Can You Ping Me Now? 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