On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 09:47:25PM +0100, Radek wrote:
> Hello,
>
> could you recommend me any UPS brands *cheaper* than APC that are
> fully supported in OpenBSD?
> I always use APC, managing them via USB and apcupsd(both servers and
> clients) and PowerChute(windows clients). It works like a charm.
> APC is quite expensive brand so I am looking for any cheaper
> alternatives.
I am not sure about "supported", but for a while I used Fideltronik
and was satisfied (battery failed after some years of good job). Alas,
it gave approximated sinus, and I want true one nowadays. The only
choice available in the limits of my budget is either used APC or
another brand, new European-by-the-name-seemingly. I used a second
hand APC (1000-something, blinking leds model), after some years
batteries died and I decided to try this other option. It worked fine
for two years, then died. Upon inspection I found that certain part
inside looked like burned, with ash on it (possibly burned
plastic). Also, I cannot bet on it because I stuffed the battery
somewhere ("hey I can reuse that for a hobby!") and am not sure where
it is, but I would say there was single 6v unit inside. As far as I
can tell, the ups never reported more than 50% load, so I do not think I
overworked it.
Anyway, I could easily lift its battery on two fingers, maybe
three. In both APCs (I am on another second hand now, again
1000-something but now with lcd display) there are two 12v batts (I
think) and I would rather not want to lift any of them other than on
full arm. The first second-hand will probably be inspected and turned
into spare unit, because the current one will finish itself too, one
day. But the batts can be replaced in both models.
HTH
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Tomasz Rola
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