Sorin Srbu wrote:
>
> The voltage has been fairly constant here over the years since I started using
> UPS and logging the voltage and stuff, 238V more or less constantly. It rarely
> drops below 236V or over 240V. We mainly use the UPS:es to have controlled
> shutdowns should the power fail entirely - We had some issues a few years back
> while they built a new school the other side of the road when the power went
> up and down for a uyear or so, and the diesel-generators didn't start up as
> expected. This whole building where I work is supposed to be a wartime
> hospital with power-backups up to yinyang. But it failed when we needed
> them... #=;-(
It's a tough thing to get right. I've been involved with several
systems and they all failed a time or two in initial testing even after
everyone thought they should work. And then things break after that...
>
> It might be that the power is too high, although the standard is 240V in
> Europe AFAIK. Or the UPS-units *may* have been rated for the previous lower
> voltage-level at 220V, but that sounds a bit farfetched IMO. Unless the units
> were a (very much) older batch that APC dumped on us...
Another issue can be that you aren't backing up the air conditioner
power, so when the grid goes down your still-running equipment
overheats, damaging the electronics. This is particularly likely if
your servers are racked densely in a small space.
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Les Mikesell
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