"They all suck!" Re: UPS failure modes

Fri May 30 18:41:02 UTC 2003

On Fri, 30 May 2003, Dan Hollis wrote:

> 
> On Thu, 29 May 2003, Stephen Sprunk wrote:
> > Thus spake "Dan Hollis" <goemon at anime.net>
> > > On Thu, 29 May 2003, Jack Bates wrote:
> > > > Dan Hollis wrote:
> > > > > ok, what UPSes do telcos use (besides their monster battery arrays)
> > > > What's wrong with our monster battery arrays?
> > > They dont tend to fit in 19" rackmounts
> > You wouldn't mount a "monster array" in 19" racks anyways.
> 
> Yes, I was specifically asking what telcos use when they dont use the 
> battery arrays.

they use smaller battery arrays... There's a pile of fujitsu tdm gear with
four deep-cycle batteries in the basement of our facilty belong to 
quest...

> Eg what do they use in remote cabinets or customer premise sites...
> 
> I thought it was a simple question, guess not.
> 
> -Dan
> 

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