On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 11:15 AM, Pedro Mendes Jorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> This output voltage is too low! I think power spikes may be better > >> than using this voltage. > > > > Is this indicated by the UPS, or did you measure this voltage externally? > > > > Arjen has mentioned this before, but the values returned by UPSes are > > generally not calibrated. > > > > It is returned by the UPS. But again, I sometimes have an output voltage > of ~225V when it is not trimming. > > I could try and measure the "real one", but following Arjen's advice I > won't waste my time, nor someone else's time (yours).
I used to have a Mustek UPS (600VA). The voltage readings it reported were off by 12~15V. When on line power it reported too much voltage, and when on battery it reported too low a voltage. This comparing to the values read with a voltimeter. Don't sweat it. Cheap hardware has downsides... -- Carlos Rodrigues _______________________________________________ Nut-upsuser mailing list Nut-upsuser@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/nut-upsuser