Re: [ilugd] [off-topic] UPS catches fire

2007-09-07 Thread Sanjay Dutt
Linux Lingam wrote: dear triveni, [snip] i also looked at the website of luminous www.myluminous.com and found their background, profile, products and clients quite confidence-building. also checked out su-kam.com and checking their background. both seem to be at par. check out the

Re: [ilugd] [off-topic] UPS catches fire

2007-09-07 Thread Linux Lingam
dear triveni, Have been using APC HI800SQ since April 2007. Due to severe voltage fluctuations(which is regular feature in Gurgaon,if we have electricity) the UPS went dead twice in last 5 months and was replaced within a day without any charges. hmmm... APC as a choice doesn't sound

Re: [ilugd] [off-topic] UPS catches fire

2007-09-07 Thread Linux Lingam
dear sanjay, thanks for the tip, and the reference. On 9/7/07, Sanjay Dutt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You might want to check out http://www.elnova.com Elnova Pvt Ltd, based in Okhla, are in this field for over 30 years. If you do contact them, ask to speak to Mr. V. K. Mehra. He is one of

Re: [ilugd] [off-topic] UPS catches fire

2007-09-06 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
i have a 15 year old ups that stopped working about 5 years ago - can anyone advise me on how to get it to work again? -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate, NRC-FOSS [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/ On 06-Sep-07, at 5:48 AM, Ajay Kumar wrote: I've been using a Luminous

Re: [ilugd] [off-topic] UPS catches fire

2007-09-06 Thread das দাশ
On Thu, 2007-09-06 at 12:12 +0530, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: i have a 15 year old ups that stopped working about 5 years ago - can anyone advise me on how to get it to work again? In 'Armageddon' (or maybe 'Deep Impact' or something else) one Russian astro-scientist suggested something like,

Re: [ilugd] [off-topic] UPS catches fire

2007-09-06 Thread Linux Lingam
dear ajay, thanks so much for your response. On 9/6/07, Ajay Kumar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been using a Luminous inverter (1.8 KVA) and had no specific troubles until I neglected checking the batteries for evaporated water. It so happens that all this current passing through the

Re: [ilugd] [off-topic] UPS catches fire

2007-09-06 Thread Linux Lingam
dear sudev, thanks for your response. My office in Okhla had a fire four odd years back due to overheated UPS left on by a user. As one of the UPS manufacturer was a tenant downstairs I could get the following explanation: The issue is that all UPS heat up when inverting supply. Over a

Re: [ilugd] [off-topic] UPS catches fire

2007-09-06 Thread Ajay Kumar
more specific questions: how old is your luminous? is it an invertor? Not very old. +2 years. what kind of load have you connected to it? lights, fans, comps? 1100 W of fans, exhausts, comps and lighting - relatively stable load of about 600-700 W at power factors of about 0.6-0.7

Re: [ilugd] [off-topic] UPS catches fire

2007-09-06 Thread Dileep M. Kumar
On 9/6/07, Linux Lingam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: this UPS was used to power lights and fans, like an inverter. inductive load on UPS ? IAC, that should not be done. -- eMail: dileep.kumarayil (at) gmail.com www: http://www.symonds.net/~dileep/ blog: http://www.kumarayil.blogspot.com Value

Re: [ilugd] [off-topic] UPS catches fire

2007-09-06 Thread Linux Lingam
On 9/6/07, Dileep M. Kumar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 9/6/07, Linux Lingam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: this UPS was used to power lights and fans, like an inverter. inductive load on UPS ? IAC, that should not be done. it is not an offline UPS, but an online UPS, can handle inductive loads.

Re: [ilugd] [off-topic] UPS catches fire

2007-09-06 Thread Sudev Barar
On 06/09/07, Linux Lingam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since then we have switched to APC UPS on all applications that need 24 hour on time and with no external batteries. Some of these have been in service for long time without problem. It is better to use a small genset in tandem with UPS

Re: [ilugd] [off-topic] UPS catches fire

2007-09-06 Thread Mr tirveni yadav
--- Linux Lingam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: need your immediate advise and suggestions please. to power lights and fans for a rating of about 1KVA to 1.5KVA, should i go in for an online UPS or the new crop of pure-sinewave inverters? Have been using APC HI800SQ since April 2007. Due to

[ilugd] [off-topic] UPS catches fire

2007-09-05 Thread Linux Lingam
dear all, a few nights ago my home was filled with thick, burning smoke. an online UPS caught fire at night, took almost an hour to battle the flames. the dangerous aspect was the truck-sized batteries connected to it for 8 to 12 hours of backup during power failures. took another hour for

Re: [ilugd] [off-topic] UPS catches fire

2007-09-05 Thread Ajay Kumar
I've been using a Luminous inverter (1.8 KVA) and had no specific troubles until I neglected checking the batteries for evaporated water. It so happens that all this current passing through the batteries burns the water out due to ohmic heating and could eventually damage the batteries. I am sure

Re: [ilugd] [off-topic] UPS catches fire

2007-09-05 Thread Karanbir Singh
Linux Lingam wrote: any specific things to watch out for in the unit? things that dont go *boom* would be good :) -- Karanbir Singh : http://www.karan.org/ : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org

Re: [ilugd] [off-topic] UPS catches fire

2007-09-05 Thread Sudev Barar
On 06/09/07, Linux Lingam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: a few nights ago my home was filled with thick, burning smoke. an online UPS caught fire at night, took almost an hour to battle the flames. the dangerous aspect was the truck-sized batteries connected to it for 8 to 12 hours of backup during