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    APC BX700UI UPS Battery

    Hi, the battery on my old APC BX700UI UPS is kaput. I'm looking for a replacement. Would this battery work fine? https://bass.co.za/battery-batteries-battery-chargers-dc-to-dc-converters-and-accesories/7156-csb-72-ah-12-volt-sealed-agm-battery-f1-terminals.html A comment in this Youtube video...
  2. pieter_pompers

    Influence of PV panel tilt angle on panel efficiency?

    So my friend has a north-facing wall that gets direct sun for most of the day. He also has a ching-chong UPS that is solar ready(freestanding and not connected to his home's DB) for use during load shedding. My friend would like to add a solar panel to his setup but living in the western cape...
  3. andre1809

    UPS Battery Upgrade

    Good day and a happy new year to you. I have this 1000VA UPS that houses 2 x 7AH 12VDC lead acid batteries connected in series. Can I replace these with 2 x 12AH 12VDC batteries? If the 12ah batteries are a little larger (like my garage door motor backup battery), I can modify the enclusure to...
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    UPs making ticking sound when charging laptop through it

    Hi .I have an ecoflow rivermax 2 (around 500W) and it has been working really fine without any noise until recently when I changed my place...In the new place also, it works fine, just that when I charge my laptop during loadshedding , it starts making clicking noise and laptop also starts...
  5. pieter_pompers

    Is my friend going to burn his/her house down?

    Hi all, let's just say, hypothetically, I have a friend that wants to split out his/her DB board into a secondary DB board that only has some essential breakers in it like lights and maybe a single plugs breaker that he/she want to power with a UPS during load shedding. Referencing the attached...
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    Mini UPS not outputting power to router.

    So I have a Volkano Mini ups and it's not powering up the router. It's fully charging and the power switches between green and red when it's charging/ connects to the mains but it's not providing any power to the 12v router. Any thoughts on what could be wrong?
  7. Qualien

    Connecting poe & lab to UPS

    Hi, not sure if this is the right place but thought I would try! I am trying to connect our router to an ups and am having trouble getting it to work. I have connected the lan and poe cables into the back of the ups, the ups is connected to the power and I have selected 9v for the router...
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    Critique my diagram to wire up inverter to DB

    I bought a second hand inverter and batteries off gumtree, and thankfully it came with this lil DB that got me thinking and made me research it (or else I would have probably made a big boom): I have read this post...
  9. L

    USP product query (Linkqnet?)

    Hi all, I received a UPS unit (a prize won in a national competition) - LINKQNET 800VA - and I'm baffled. Can anyone tell me: - what purpose this serves as the output plugs are 3-pronged irregular hexagonal - the type that was used on home printers 15yrs ago. - who are the local...
  10. Nokxie

    Gizzu UPS 100w mini FC 46wh UPS

    Have a 2 week old Gizzu GUP 100w When it reaches 25% battery during 4 hour load shedding it automatically shuts down even though not completely depleted Is it an fault…or standard On pamphlet makes reference to using app to ensure you charge to up to 97% and not letting it get totally flat...
  11. leon.davibe

    lifep04 lead acid drop in replacement

    People all seem to want a manual or supplier to tell them their specific device is compatible with a lithium lifep04 battery no supplier will tell you this they will happily want to sell you a replacement device TLDR you can use a lifep04 in any device that had a lead acid battery it can't...
  12. ChernobylNomad

    PROLINE 1200VA 600w UPS switching off after 5min

    Hi. So I got a Proline 1200VA 600w UPS for free about a few weeks ago. I installed new batteries into it last week Thursday and the thing switches on EXACTLY 5min on battery power it switches off. I googled the problem and came across a feature called green power where if whatever is plugged...
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    Line-interactive UPS no longer switching over cleanly during loadshedding, but works when I switch it off at the wall?

    Hi all, I'm using a Mecer ME2000-VU to keep my internet going when loadshedding hits. I've had it a few years now, and it worked perfectly at first until the LA batteries wore out. I decided to replace the batteries with LiFePO4 equivalents. I know the charging voltages aren't quite right, but...
  14. S

    MINI UPS - ADSL

    Hi There. We have a mini UPS connected to our ADSL router. It used to last up to about 3 hours with no issues. Now over the last month or so, after about 1 hour we lose connection to the internet. The router has power since the lights are on (but clearly no one is home). I can see the...
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    Mini UPS for Internet

    Hi guys hoping someone with some more tech smarts than me can assist! I am looking at the following item on Takealot https://www.takealot.com/eaton-3s-mini-ups-36w/PLID90316748?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5Lvm2KLQ-wIVis3tCh1vyQB2EAQYASABEgIlmPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds Eaton 3S Mini UPS. So I have fiber at...
  16. S

    UPS loadshedding internet setup advice

    As the title says. I'm trying to get some advice. Here's my situation. I've have two houses that need internet. Currently at House1 there's an antenna (not sure about the brand or specs) that's PoE and plugged into the mains (see attached image) and from there a network cable that's plugged...
  17. L

    Advice on what to get for backup power for pc

    Hi, With Stage 6 Loadshedding starting to seriously piss me off so I have decided to get an Inverter/UPS to help power my PC and router during loadshedding so that I can at least work or game depending on the situation, but alas I am not really tech savvy with inverters or alternative power...
  18. redarrow

    RCT 2000VA Line interactive UPS (RCT-2000VAS) - Sale

    Item name (be very descriptive): RCT 2000VA Line interactive UPS (RCT-2000VAS) Age and condition: ~5 Years (bought it end of 2017). Great condition. I modified this one by removing the small noisy fan and installing a larger more quiet one, which involved carving away at the plastic a bit, the...
  19. redarrow

    Powercom Black Knight Pro Line-Interactive UPS - 1000VA (BNT-1000AP)

    Item name (be very descriptive): Powercom Black Knight Pro Line-Interactive UPS - 1000VA (BNT-1000AP) Age and condition: ~8 years (bought it in 2014). Excellent condition, however has no batteries in it (it needs 2x 12v). I can put the batteries back in if you like cos I have them lying around...
  20. Monkeyz

    DC Jack for Gizzu UPS

    My workplace bought this UPS https://www.takealot.com/gizzu-8800mah-mini-ups-dual-dc/PLID71930088 And now we need to connect it to one of the ONTs across the office I've got the cable already but the two jacks I have on hand are too small Can anyone link the correct ones from takealot or some...
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