I killed a Tripp-Lite UPS once using a 750 watt space heater to try to load test. Their excuse was spike of inrush as heater element heated up. Sounded like BS to me and they did RMA it but anyway if you use light bulbs I'd plug them in one at a time to avoid a similar situation.
On Thu, Jan 7, 2021 at 10:31 AM Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I've used a heat gun with a "low" setting. > > Hair dryer might be about the same. > > On 1/7/2021 9:57 AM, Josh Luthman wrote: > > My UPS needs to be at 30% load to get a runtime load test. I'm at 11% (of > 750va) with the BH and AP up there. > > If memory serves, back in 2015 I used a couple CRT monitors. Those are long > gone. The only idea I have is a space heater, but that's 850-900 watts and > will probably be too much. > > Short of carrying up 20 Ubiquiti AP/POE and some surge strips, anyone have > any clever ideas? I have to carry this up 5 flights of stairs so please be > gentle :) > > Josh Luthman > 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
