[aclug-L] Re: UPSs for sale.

[ironrose <ironrose@xxxxxxx>]

Are they 500 or 650, 750, or what rating?  The ones that I have right 
now are 350's and 500's.  I am interested.  ~Anne

Carl D Cravens wrote:

>I have access to several _large_ UPSs that are being surplussed.  There's
>nothing wrong with them... the company getting rid of them has decided
>that they only want UPSs that can be networked via twisted-pair Ethernet,
>and these only have serial connections.
>
>I'm looking to see if anyone is interested, because of the hassle of
>moving these things around.  I don't want to move them from the business
>to a storage location, then find out that I have to find a way to dispose
>of them because nobody wants to buy them.
>
>They are Fortress UPSs.  They weigh about 50 pounds and are about the size
>of a mid-size tower case.  I believe that they have five outlets, take a
>circuit rated for 14 or 15 amps at 110v, and have a special plug.  (I
>recall that they supply one amp less than they require.)  They'll run off
>of a standard household circuit, provided it's rated for 15 amps, but you
>basically have to dedicate that circuit to the UPS.  I can get specific
>details if anyone is seriously interested.
>
>The current batteries work, and replacement batteries are still available
>and can be had for about $50.
>
>There exists a Linux driver to monitor the UPS and shut down the system,
>so they're quite compatible with Linux in that regard.
>
>We're looking to ask about $20 each, you come and pick them up from our
>church office on West St.  (The hardware is being donated to the church,
>which we resell as a fund-raiser.)
>
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>ANY system works with enough hammer thumps.
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