Re: Fire Code/UFC Regs?

2005-03-15 Thread Douglas Otis
On Mon, 2005-03-14 at 14:50, Dan Hollis wrote: > I asked an EE friend, he says it sounds like a convenient excuse for > APC to reject claims. Surge protection using military style passive line filters will reduce an already attenuated trapezoidal wave by absorbing higher frequency components. M

Re: Fire Code/UFC Regs?

2005-03-14 Thread Dan Hollis
On Sun, 13 Mar 2005, Mark Radabaugh wrote: > > Perhaps someone who knows EE can enlighten me? > OK - my considered opinion as a BSEE is: > It's a pile of BS designed to sell PDU's. > "but do not efficiently distribute the power, meaning that some > equipment may be deprived of the necessary amper

Re: Fire Code/UFC Regs?

2005-03-13 Thread Daniel Senie
At 09:08 AM 3/13/2005, Josh Vince wrote: Here's what APC has to say about it: http://nam-en.apc.com/cgi-bin/nam_en.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=jTAq9iAh&p_lva=&p_faqid=1372&p_created=1010390400&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9ncmlkc29ydD0mcF9yb3dfY250PTM4NyZwX3NlYXJjaF90ZXh0PXN1cmdlIGludG8gVVBTJnBfc2VhcmN

Re: Fire Code/UFC Regs?

2005-03-13 Thread Mark Radabaugh
Perhaps someone who knows EE can enlighten me? Joe OK - my considered opinion as a BSEE is: It's a pile of BS designed to sell PDU's. "but do not efficiently distribute the power, meaning that some equipment may be deprived of the necessary amperage it requires to run properly" Yeah. Sure. Mark

Re: Fire Code/UFC Regs?

2005-03-13 Thread Joe Maimon
Josh Vince wrote: Here's what APC has to say about it: http://nam-en.apc.com/cgi-bin/nam_en.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=jTAq9iAh&p_lva=&p_faqid=1372&p_created=1010390400&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9ncmlkc29ydD0mcF9yb3dfY250PTM4NyZwX3NlYXJjaF90ZXh0PXN1cmdlIGludG8gVVBTJnBfc2VhcmNoX3R5cGU9MyZwX3Byb2Rfb

Re: Fire Code/UFC Regs?

2005-03-13 Thread Josh Vince
Here's what APC has to say about it: http://nam-en.apc.com/cgi-bin/nam_en.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=jTAq9iAh&p_lva=&p_faqid=1372&p_created=1010390400&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9ncmlkc29ydD0mcF9yb3dfY250PTM4NyZwX3NlYXJjaF90ZXh0PXN1cmdlIGludG8gVVBTJnBfc2VhcmNoX3R5cGU9MyZwX3Byb2RfbHZsMT1_YW55fiZwX3

Re: Fire Code/UFC Regs?

2005-03-11 Thread David Lesher
Speaking on Deep Background, the Press Secretary whispered: > > > > Now what I'm asking is this: we were told that you can NOT plug in breaker > protected six outlet strips into battery backup units such as APCs, and we > were (or are) being written up for that. My understanding is that mos

Fire Code/UFC Regs?

2005-03-11 Thread Michael Loftis
OK this is only probably marginally operational. Yesterday we were inspected (quite thoroughly I might add.) by the city fire inspector for Missoula, MTNow we did have a couple of things I know need fixing, an emergency light with a dead battery upstairs, I'm using a long orange extens