Subj : UPS Replacement - Upd
To   : Ky Moffet
From : Barry Martin
Date : Mon Feb 21 2022 11:21:00


Hi Ky!

 > As for the driver, I think the drivers are now part of the kernel, or
 > possibly part of the stuff when see "installing previously not
 > installed".  Plus that reference is quite a few years old.
 KM> Ah, probably are by now.

I kind of thought one of the advantages of *NIX over Windows was the
'main part' was separate/independent of everything else.  The other 
parts were essentially optional.  (Overly simplified, but what do you 
want on a half-mug of cofee so far? <g>)


 > Installed the new UPS last Thursday morning; haven't done anything with
 > the monitoring and communications with either UPS yet, other than plug
 > cables into the back panels.
 KM> There's my problem... I never plug that USB cable into the PC.
 KM> (Is that port surge-protected??????) I'm so rarely ... never? not
 KM> home to deal with power out, that I don't really care about
 KM> autoshutdown.

I haven't done a thing with auto-shutdown (yet); again now usually home,
if not still shouldn't have to be concerned as the generator is supposed
to kick in (since installed no power outages; barely any blinks!).  
Mainly the software was installed to be able to check on the battery.  
And in the case of the defective UPS handy way to grab the information.


 KM> However, I have thereby acquired a good collection of USB cables,
 KM> useful for printers and such...
 
Even the special ones with the Ethernet-type connectors on one end?!



 > Did find something when I plugged the new UPS in: old one had the power
 > cord than plugs into the back so left in place for the new one.  New one
 > is hard-wired so removed the original cord.  ...Why is it marked
 > "UPS2"?? It's UPS1!  So when I had pulled the plug to test after the
 > first time the UPS had shut down  I pulled the wrong plug!  Heard the
 > beeps and assumed they were from the correct UPS.
 KM> Just pick a power cord and random and hope it's attached to
 KM> something!
 
I have been trying to label things like power cords and wall warts as to
what they go to.  Sometimes the labels fall off.

Up here also have what seems like should be an unnecessary extension  
cord as it plugs in at one outlet and ends by the other one.  And yes,
stuff is plugged into the second outlet and other stuff to the extension
cord, and yes, those items could be plugged into the second outlet.  

Nope, they're on the same circuit, so same breaker.

Reasoning is the UPSs' filtering interfere with the X10 controller: 
severely attenuates the signal so the two have to be separated.  "Oddly"
the ten feet or so between outlets is sufficient.  (There are 120 KHz 
filters but didn't work for that; they do work in other parts of the 
house.)


 
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