7 Sep
2007
7 Sep
'07
6:46 a.m.
On Fri, 7 Sep 2007, Rob wrote:
On 07/09/07, Richard <legalize at xmission.com>
wrote:
Be aware that the original SmartUPS series don't have full line monitoring
even though they are in the "smartups" category. Their functions are
somewhat more limited compared to the later SmartUPS series.
The original SmartUPS 600 is a good example of these. It has a metal case
(with a plastic front bezel over the metal), uses 2x 12V 7Ah batteries and
has no battery service door/compartment. These are the type you have to
disassemble and service very carefully due to the metal bracket that holds
the batteries being right next to the live heatsinks (even when
disconnected from mains). I had a little plastic tool that I made to
disconnect the battery lead before removing the bracket. A plastic spudger
tool would do the trick too.
-Toth
So I'm looking for a device (I'm fairly
certain I've seen these
before) that I plug into a wall outlet and it keeps a log of voltage
sags, brownouts and outages. Then I can use this to build a
reliability profile of my power company as raw data to compete with
their b.s. line that its never their fault when my power constantly
sucks.
We used to have a device at a place I worked at about 18 years ago; size
of a briefcase, with built in printer that output line conditions.
Sorry no idea on make now..
What I have *here* though that would do the job is an old (APC) Smart
UPS - it's got a not-quite-RS232 port on the back, and there's
monitoring software I could run (on the protected PC!) that will show
what's been going on.