Thanks Travis, Brian, Mark & Gino - this thread answers the questions I had about adding batteries to the UPS's.
>-----Original Message----- >From: Travis Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 01:59 PM >To: 'WISPA General List' >Subject: Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS > >Hi, > >Buy the sealed AGM style batteries (same style used in UPS systems). >They don't have any vents and are completely sealed... and even if the >case breaks, nothing leaks out of them. They are more money, but well >worth it. > >Travis >Microserv > >Brian Rohrbacher wrote: >> How big of a room would be needed for having regular batteries? I >> don't need an explosion. My NOC is an 8x8 "storage shed" which is >> pretty well air tight. How dangerous is a couple of regular deep >> cells in there? >> >> Brian >> >> Gino A. Villarini wrote: >> >>> Did you check the voltage on the battery bank that came with the APC >>> unit? I >>> do know that the APC 750 Smart UPS have a Battery bank of 24 vdc, so >>> if this >>> is the case of your unit, you'll need 2 batts in series >>> >>> Gino A. Villarini >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. >>> tel 787.273.4143 fax 787.273.4145 >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>> Behalf Of Mark Nash - Lists >>> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 3:51 AM >>> To: WISPA General List >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] External battery on UPS >>> >>> APC SUNET700. 1 battery. >>> >>> Mark Nash >>> Network Engineer >>> UnwiredOnline.Net >>> 350 Holly Street >>> Junction City, OR 97448 >>> http://www.uwol.net >>> 541-998-5555 >>> 541-998-5599 fax >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gino A. Villarini" >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> >>> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 9:20 PM >>> Subject: RE: [WISPA] External battery on UPS >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> What apc model ? how many batts are you using ? >>>> >>>> Gino A. Villarini >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. >>>> tel 787.273.4143 fax 787.273.4145 >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>>> Behalf Of Mark Nash - Lists >>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 12:43 AM >>>> To: WISPA General List >>>> Subject: [WISPA] External battery on UPS >>>> >>>> I believe I remember some discussion on this list on connecting an >>>> external >>>> battery to an APC UPS. I'm in the middle of doing it right now and am >>>> having problems. The UPS just beep continuously with the 'bad battery' >>>> light on. I'm using a Lifeline deep cycle battery. Any ideas? >>>> >>>> Mark Nash >>>> Network Engineer >>>> UnwiredOnline.Net >>>> 350 Holly Street >>>> Junction City, OR 97448 >>>> http://www.uwol.net >>>> 541-998-5555 >>>> 541-998-5599 fax >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>>> >>>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>>> >>>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>>> >>>> -- >>>> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>>> >>>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>>> >>>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >-- >WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > >Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/