Anyone ever tried the Sentinel systems?
http://gfspower.com.au/products/dc-power-systems/sentinel-power-system/
On Sun, Jan 11, 2015 at 11:59 AM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
> We got these through Allied Electronics.� We got the 5 amp model for a
> couple of small PoPs; we're not so concerned about battery recharge time,
> as the PoPs only need about 1.5 amps (~~ 35 watts) to operate.
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> On 1/11/2015 10:55 AM, Gino Villarini wrote:
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> Were do you buy the Altech? Direct? What model you bought?
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> From: Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com>
> Reply-To: "af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com>
> Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at 7:04 PM
> To: "af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com>
> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 24V UPS
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> We just got a couple of the 24V versions and it was only $300 each.�
> About the same as the Traco for the two separate units.� I sure
> appreciate the differences, but I was looking for extra-small form factor
> on a DIN rail.� Because this site is on AC power 99.99% of the time, it's
> not a big deal (to me) if it takes 24 or even 48 hours to get a full
> charge.� IIRC, these units also have LVD.
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> bp
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> On 1/6/2015 10:26 AM, George Skorup (Cyber Broadcasting) wrote:
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> Those are really expensive. A Traco TSP+BCM is several hundred less at
> almost every wattage, last time I looked anyway. I like the split power
> supply and battery module. A lot cheaper to replace a failed component than
> an entire $700-1k all-in-one. But that's just me. The Traco gets you
> temperature compensated charging and LVD. You get contacts for DC input OK,
> batt OK/fail, etc. Hook that up to a SiteMonitor switch closure module and
> you have pretty good remote visibility. Put shunts wherever you want to
> monitor, battery charge/discharge current, output rail current, etc.
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> On 1/6/2015 10:49 AM, Bill Prince wrote:
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> Try these.� We are about to install a couple of them.� Some models
> have ethernet ports for a GUI (no SNMP :-( ).� But they do have contacts
> to send alerts through a SiteMonitor (for example).
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> http://www.altechcorp.com/power/CBI-UPS.html
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> On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 8:23 AM, Christopher Tyler <
> ch...@totalhighspeed.net> wrote:
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>> I'm at my end. I've been looking at this for a while now and it's obvious
>> that no one makes an industrial APC UPS that works.
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>> We've tried the Alpha Cordex (DIN rail) and the ICT (19" rack) and
>> neither one can do what a APC management card can. We just need it to
>> provide 24vDC to a load and when the AC power goes out, send an alert and
>> let us monitor the system status via SNMP.
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>> Alpha:
>> PROS: DIN rail mounted
>> CONS: Web interface is IE only, SNMP requests are completely broken, have
>> not tested SNMP traps, cost is about $700.
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>> ICT:
>> PROS: It works well as a dumb power supply/charger with UPS
>> functionality, web interface works in all browsers.
>> CONS: SNMP is limited to about 6 values, all remote communication is lost
>> when AC is removed, no battery monitoring at all other than the voltage for
>> use with LV cutoff which is one of the values that is not available via
>> SNMP. Also costs about $700
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>> I have to give it to Alpha at this point, at least their unit remains
>> "intelligent" when AC power is removed. If they would fix their web
>> interface and SNMP it would be perfect.
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>> So... Does anyone have a solution that works that isn't completely
>> cobbled together? I need to know when we lose/regain AC power, that the
>> battery is draining, what the battery voltage is so that I know when it's
>> about to cut off, it needs a LV cut off to protect the batteries, and all
>> this information needs to be available via SNMP and web. Am I asking for
>> too much or does something of this nature exist outside of TrippLite and
>> APC?
>>
>> --
>> Christopher Tyler
>> MTCRE/MTCNA/MTCTCE/MTCWE
>> Total Highspeed Internet Services
>> 417.851.1107
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