I have a question about these non center tapped generators.
How do the 110-120v outlets work on these, or do they even
have 120v outlets?
They wouldn't/couldn't. But the lack of a center tap could
be because it's broken, not because it shouldn't have one.
Best to check! And of course your self
I have a question about these non center tapped generators.
How do the 110-120v outlets work on these, or do they even
have 120v outlets?
Mitch.
Mitch Haley wrote:
> Jim Cathey wrote:
>
>> Yes. This fellow had a 220V generator that did _not_ have a center
>> tap, which meant that unless the two 110V sides of the home's wiring
>> were _exactly_ balanced as to load (and they never, ever are) one
>> side was going to see more than 110V, an
Jim Cathey wrote:
>
> Yes. This fellow had a 220V generator that did _not_ have a center
> tap, which meant that unless the two 110V sides of the home's wiring
> were _exactly_ balanced as to load (and they never, ever are) one
> side was going to see more than 110V, and one less. Up to and
>
Jim Cathey wrote:
> Undervoltage will kill motors, though well pumps these days
> usually have some solid-state protection circuitry located at
> the bore head.
I had a motor/generator repairman tell me of the time a contractor
killed "every appliance in the house" when he had a non-center tappe
I already know my genny won't kill the well pump. If you use the wrong
genny (maybe Jim Cathey can tell us why) the well pump is the most
expensive thing you could fry, so it's a bad place to start.
Undervoltage will kill motors, though well pumps these days
usually have some solid-state protect
I have a 3700 watt generator, but don't quite know of a simple means
to tie
into my home circuitry to run all my essentials (well, h2o heater,
A male-to-male 'pins-o-death' (as I call it) cable you make up
yourself. I usually just pick up a dryer plug that mates with
a handy one and flange on
Mitch Haley wrote:
> What I do (not NEC approved) is wire up a patch cord with a dryer plug
> on one end, and a plug that fits the 240v socket on the generator on the
> other end.
Boy, did I forget something. First test the genny, to make sure it
has two good 120v sides on the 240v circuit. A l
Zeitgeist wrote:
> I have a 3700 watt generator, but don't quite know of a simple means to tie
> into my home circuitry to run all my essentials (well, h2o heater,
> dishwasher, etc.).
What I do (not NEC approved) is wire up a patch cord with a dryer plug
on one end, and a plug that fits the 24
Follow up: It's been nearly a week and we're still without power. The nice
folks all around me have power, but for some reason I live on a cursed
circuit, which is tied to the worst of the storm damage nearly a mile from
here. I'm already thinking of ways to create alternatives for powering all
run the UPS side fully
isolated from the line via the inverter,
so no surprises, because the system is always running via the
batteries,
That's supposedly what this unit does. It won't even power up
anything unless the batteries are good.
So what do you have there, a kw or so of ocmputers?
Ad
Jim Cathey wrote:
> I'd been impressed with it up 'til that point. The load bar was
> only on 2 or 3 out of 6 at that time, though there were four
> computers on, with monitors, and the network gear.
So what do you have there, a kw or so of ocmputers?
Adds a whole new meaning to "electric home
John M McIntosh wrote:
> A while back I picked up a 2Kwa and 1Kwa HP powerwise UPS. These fine
> UPS made by
> HP before that division was bought out by APC run the UPS side fully
> isolated from the line via the inverter...
Those are the ultimate in power stability. I've heard that type of u
A while back I picked up a 2Kwa and 1Kwa HP powerwise UPS. These fine
UPS made by
HP before that division was bought out by APC run the UPS side fully
isolated from the line via the inverter,
so no surprises, because the system is always running via the
batteries, which is why I picked them u
That doesn't sound like it's working right - my APC 2200 unit handles
everything the power company dishes out (or doesn't dish out) just
fine. Two PCs, printer, all the network gear, amateur radio, sound
system, all run without a hiccup while the lights are flickering off,
going off for half an ho
That doesn't sound like it's working right - my APC 2200 unit handles
everything the power company dishes out (or doesn't dish out) just
fine. Two PCs, printer, all the network gear, amateur radio, sound
system, all run without a hiccup while the lights are flickering off,
going off for half an ho
I would anticipate that this one has one 12V gel cell or two smaller 6V ones
since it's about 11"x13" and 7 or 8" deep. It's gotten to where it won't
hold a charge at all, so they (or it) must be bad.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300SD 265K miles, Ursula
I'm presently without power, and may be for some time, due to recent
wind
storm activity. My generator blew up my surge protector, so I'm
running my
DSL modem off of the battery from my van, and using our laptop
w/wireless.
I strongly suspect our generator is malfunctioning and pumping an
unre
On Sun, 17 Dec 2006 10:41:18 -0500 Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If it's twelve volt, you can just put a spare group 49 from your mbz
> next to it and wire it up. That'll really extend your runtime.
Yes, but you can't use your runtime very many times. Automotive batteries
are not meant
I think that gel cells require a more gentle charging than wet cells.
If this is true, the trolling motor batteries should do fine.
On 12/17/06, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
OK Don wrote:
>
> I just replaced the batteries in my APC Smart UPS 2200. It uses 8 12
> volt batteries, serie
Mitch Haley wrote:
> 12v, 7AH, $20.50x8.
> I wonder what two trolling motor batteries of 40+AH would cost?
> And if wet cells would enjoy the charging regime of the UPS?
Should be OK. You'd have all the usual disadvantages of wet cells,
though -- acid drips, flammable vapors that have to be ven
OK Don wrote:
>
> I just replaced the batteries in my APC Smart UPS 2200. It uses 8 12
> volt batteries, series parallel at 24V. The batteries are Panasonic
> LC-R127R2P. The best deal I found was at Portable Power Systems, Inc.
> - http://www.gotbatteries.com/
12v, 7AH, $20.50x8.
I wonder wh
Zeitgeist wrote:
> Would Boeing Surplus be a good source for these? Where can one locate the
> new gel cells?
For used UPS units, RePC is often a good bet. Check out the "AS IS"
aisle, particularly -- that's where I got three of them for $1 each. I
don't usually see them at Boeing.
Gel cells c
Would Boeing Surplus be a good source for these? Where can one locate the
new gel cells?
Can these be purchased new at a computer supply place, like Office Depot?
On 12/16/06, David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Higher-end computer UPS units will do it. Look for one with
"buck/boost"
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On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 16:51:44 -0800 Van Cleve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Zeitgeist wrote:
> > I
kevin kraly wrote:
>
>
> My wife has one of these UPS systems with bad batteries, so it's a good
> thing we're still hangin' onto it. It looks like the unit will have to be
> split to get to the batteries.
Look for #1 or #2 phillips head screws in the bottom of the case.
Some of the APCs eve
The batteries are usually easy-to-replace, standard-size gel cells.
My wife has one of these UPS systems with bad batteries, so it's a good
thing we're still hangin' onto it. It looks like the unit will have to be
split to get to the batteries.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300SD 265K miles, U
On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 20:31:26 -0800 David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Craig McCluskey wrote:
> >>
> >http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=LE1200#
>
> >
> > Lots of interesting specs, but they're missing the important ones.
> > Like, what input voltage range
Craig McCluskey wrote:
>> http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=LE1200#
>>
>
> Lots of interesting specs, but they're missing the important ones. Like,
> what input voltage range gives what output voltage range?
>
It sort of does here:
http://sturgeon.apcc.com/tec
On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 16:51:44 -0800 Van Cleve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Zeitgeist wrote:
> > I'm presently without power, and may be for some time, due to recent
> > wind storm activity. My generator blew up my surge protector, so I'm
> > running my DSL modem off of the battery from my van,
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I'm presently without power, and may be for some time, due to recent wind
storm activity. My generator blew up my surge protector, so I'm running
my
DSL modem off of the batte
On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 14:29:27 -0800 Zeitgeist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm presently without power, and may be for some time, due to recent
> wind storm activity. My generator blew up my surge protector, so I'm
> running my DSL modem off of the battery from my van, and using our
> laptop w/wir
Zeitgeist wrote:
> I'm presently without power, and may be for some time, due to recent wind
> storm activity. My generator blew up my surge protector, so I'm running my
> DSL modem off of the battery from my van, and using our laptop w/wireless.
> I strongly suspect our generator is malfunctionin
I'm presently without power, and may be for some time, due to recent wind
storm activity. My generator blew up my surge protector, so I'm running my
DSL modem off of the battery from my van, and using our laptop w/wireless.
I strongly suspect our generator is malfunctioning and pumping an
unregul
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