[geeks] UPS Battery

[Dan Duncan]

On Sat, 1 May 2004, Jonathan C. Patschke wrote:
> Most batteries in small UPSes are sealed.  Most car batteries are not.
> So, just like the battery room for larger UPS installations, you need
> proper ventilation and a way to deal with the hydrogen.

I just light a match.

Ok, not really.  The batteries are installed in a metal battery box
that opens from the outside of the truck.  The door is vented.  It
was intended to be used this way, and is a secondary battery system
that charges when the truck runs and powers the electrical equipment
in the back.  I added the UPS as an inverter to run computers.
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-DanD

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