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UPS's used above 104 degrees F
I want use a UPS in my garage but in the summer, the garage gets hot
(about 120 degrees F). Seems like I see a lot of specs for UPS used up to 104 degrees so if I use it at times at 120 degrees (say for 6 hours or so a day), I presume I will be lessening the life of the UPS battery? Do you think it will be substantial? |
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UPS's used above 104 degrees F
RnR wrote:
I want use a UPS in my garage but in the summer, the garage gets hot (about 120 degrees F). Seems like I see a lot of specs for UPS used up to 104 degrees so if I use it at times at 120 degrees (say for 6 hours or so a day), I presume I will be lessening the life of the UPS battery? Do you think it will be substantial? I use a UPS in the basement to power radios upstairs, using a 12/3 extension cord. Not for temperature but to keep a switching supply it powers distant from the radios, on account of radio noise. But obviously it's cooler down there, if you wanted to do that. -- Ron Hardin On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk. |
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UPS's used above 104 degrees F
On Jul 15, 6:33 pm, RnR wrote:
I want use a UPS in my garage but in the summer, the garage gets hot (about 120 degrees F). Seems like I see a lot of specs for UPS used up to 104 degrees so if I use it at times at 120 degrees (say for 6 hours or so a day), I presume I will be lessening the life of the UPS battery? Do you think it will be substantial? 120 degrees is too damn hot. Not just uncomfortable, but unsafe to store some solvents, and unsafe for humans to work in. |
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UPS's used above 104 degrees F
As a general rule with electronics , if it's too hot for you, it's too hot
for the equipment. wrote in message ups.com... On Jul 15, 6:33 pm, RnR wrote: I want use a UPS in my garage but in the summer, the garage gets hot (about 120 degrees F). Seems like I see a lot of specs for UPS used up to 104 degrees so if I use it at times at 120 degrees (say for 6 hours or so a day), I presume I will be lessening the life of the UPS battery? Do you think it will be substantial? 120 degrees is too damn hot. Not just uncomfortable, but unsafe to store some solvents, and unsafe for humans to work in. |
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UPS's used above 104 degrees F
"HDRDTD" wrote in message
... As a general rule with electronics , if it's too hot for you, it's too hot for the equipment. wrote in message ups.com... On Jul 15, 6:33 pm, RnR wrote: I want use a UPS in my garage but in the summer, the garage gets hot (about 120 degrees F). Seems like I see a lot of specs for UPS used up to 104 degrees so if I use it at times at 120 degrees (say for 6 hours or so a day), I presume I will be lessening the life of the UPS battery? Do you think it will be substantial? 120 degrees is too damn hot. Not just uncomfortable, but unsafe to store some solvents, and unsafe for humans to work in. most servers are spec'd with a maximum operating tempature of 95 degrees f... much higher and they shut themselves down, orderely or not. so the ups is probably the least of your problems. |
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UPS's used above 104 degrees F
"RnR" wrote in message
... I want use a UPS in my garage but in the summer, the garage gets hot (about 120 degrees F). Seems like I see a lot of specs for UPS used up to 104 degrees so if I use it at times at 120 degrees (say for 6 hours or so a day), I presume I will be lessening the life of the UPS battery? Do you think it will be substantial? What's inside a UPS? A lead-acid battery and some circuitry. What's under the hood of your car (besides the engine and other moving parts)? A lead-acid baattery and some circuitry. And your car probably spends a lot of time in that same garage until you take it out and drive it, at which time it gets even hotter under the hood. Generally, high temperatures are not the best environment and they will shorten the life of a battery or electronic circuits, but they shouldn't be a killer. If you have a choice of a garage or a basement, then the basement would be better, but if it has to go in the garage, you just accept that the specs will be different. However, you should keep in mind that a UPS is designed to provide backup power for short periods during the occasional power outage. It's not intended to provide long-term power on a regular basis. For that, you need a deep cycle battery. Regular lead-acid batteries can provide full power for a short time. Deep cycle batteries provide steady power for a long time and can withstand frequent discharge/recharge cycles. See http://www.windsun.com/Batteries/Battery_FAQ.htm for more details. |
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UPS's used above 104 degrees F
RnR wrote:
I want use a UPS in my garage but in the summer, the garage gets hot (about 120 degrees F). Seems like I see a lot of specs for UPS used up to 104 degrees so if I use it at times at 120 degrees (say for 6 hours or so a day), I presume I will be lessening the life of the UPS battery? Do you think it will be substantial? How about aiming a fan at your UPS (and computer)? How do *you* fate at 106F for 6 hours? I couldn't handle it. |
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