"mgg" wrote in message
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"nom=de=plume" wrote in message
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"mgg" wrote in message
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Looks like I'm stuck here for now... two huge trees got blown over the
access road. We're having 60 mph winds today and tonight forecast.
Fortunately, the house is protected with UPS, so I can still work, but
I was supposed to go out with friends. My neighbor said he's come by
and chainsaw them so I can get out, but that'll be tomorrow. It's too
dangerous to be out right now. I'm amazed nothing has hit the house
that's bigger around than a baseball bat (10 or so hits so far). The
little lake is all stirred up, and it looks like someone's dinghy is
sunk next to the dock.

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Nom=de=Plume


How big are your UPS batteries? They're generally big enough to get
everything shut down properly.

We're gettin' some wx here as well.

--Mike


I don't know the wattage? if that's what it is. I have a big battery bank
(8D-size? - they weigh a ton each - I can't even move one) that can run
the whole house from solar panel charging for quite a while, plus I have
a 3000 Honda generator that can run things for about 12 hours if
necessary. The solar panel is an 8kw system, which was expensive, but I
got a state rebate. Everything switches automatically (not the
generator), but there's still a pause, so I also have my main computer
with its own UPS. That one is an APC 1500.

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Nom=de=Plume


Ok, that's different than your run of the mill UPS. You have a solar
system charging batteries, that run thru an inverter for AC power in the
house. I just installed a similar system for a customer... 30Kw. His whole
roof is solar collectors. Big house.

--Mike

Wow.. 30kw, that's pretty big. I was thinking about getting a few more
panels, but got talked out of it. I don't really need it, as the longest
outage that I've been here has been 3 days. Mine isn't on the roof though...
it's in a field. I also had to let the local utility know about it, since
they don't want to potentially get electrocuted. I feed the grid when it's
not charging... I think that's how it works.

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Nom=de=Plume