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Backup and Alternative Power Projects, Articles and Reference Material Contributions are ALWAYS welcome The information presented in this section is copyrighted by repeater‑builder (the author's copyright, if any, supercedes it). |
This page contains articles related to alternative and backup power systems, such as Uninterruptable Power Supplies (UPSes), Battery Backups (BB), Photo-Voltaic (PV), and other sources of energy besides the regular commercial (mains) power.
Repeater-Builder welcomes artlces about implementation and modification of such systems.
UPS-related Information:
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UPS Technologies An explanation of the major UPS technologies, common power problems, and information about choosing the right unit to solve them. Summarized from information on the web. |
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Testing the switching time of UPS units
By Robert W. Meister WA1MIK Some units switch faster than others. This article ran some tests and captured some waveforms from a couple of common UPS models. |
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Modifying an APC SU1000 for extended run-time
By Robert W. Meister WA1MIK The run-time of a UPS is directly related to the battery capacity. It's relatively easy to install larger batteries in the APC SU1000 models. This article shows you how to do it. |
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VK3EM Sealed Lead Acid Battery Charger Off-site link to his article. |
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One manufacturer's explanation of various battery technologies Off-site link to their article. |
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One manufacturer's explanation of various standby and UPS power systems Off-site link to their article. |
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The SBS & UPS tutorial from
Falcon Electric Great explanation of the various technologies. |
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This page originally posted 23-Dec-07.
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