Haha, nice brain fart, Mike. Perhaps a windmill might work, too.
About our dummy load, we just get the largest nonmetallic tank we can find. I think the last time we used a 50 gallon plastic barrel, the kind used for fruit juice concentrates. It did get pretty warm, but not too hot to...
Hi there itsmoked. I'm actually working off my PDA. Weekends are my only free time to write in the forums.
Anyway, we're pushing through with the UPS purchase soon. We're just finalizing the designs.
If the budget fits, we're going for a 20kVA unit that runs on 3-phase power.
Jan
Thanks, Mike. Guess I'm in a real fix. Probably will resort to colocation OR stocking LOTS of batteries.
The worst part is the building engineers normally cut ALL power to perform maintenance during certain holidays here in the Philippines. I have to shut everything down for 3 days. Even the...
Thanks for the ideas, guys. I rely on building gensets to provide auxilliary power in the event of a blackout.
Here's another challenge: I've been wanting to install a small genset for years, but we are located high in a commercial building. Short of punching intake and exhaust ports in the...
Hi all!
We're purchasing a new 16kVA UPS and want to test it before signing off any acceptance documents.
We usually simulate full load by using a dummy load consisting of electrodes immersed in a tank of water. Salt is added to the water until the UPS is at full load.
I'd like your...
