UPS power supply and puter!

WARRIORWELDING

WARRIORWELDING

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All right smarter then me folks.....I got a piece of hardware in a buy. It is an older NCR uninterrupted power supply for a computer. It came along with a new to me opperating system for a light cnc.

See if it works?
Got to use it?
Give to somebody who might have a need?
Or quietly trash it, not really. Has batteries and such so I'd rather dispose properly or recycle for some pennies. It is actually hefty for its size.

Reason I ask is all the ones I'm familiar with were great big rotary and static banks for environmental hazzardous waste equipment in a plant. Never heard of anybody using one on a pc until now.
 
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Pictures of appliance with more interesting than it stuff in the back ground!:p
 
They're really just a power inverter with a battery in the middle, and very useful on computers and servers that don't have internal batteries (i.e., a desktop instead of a laptop). It's probably got dead batteries in it, as they are just small lead acid batteries. That unit is really old and not worth anything, mostly because a much newer unit is easier to come by (if someone is just looking for free/cheap one that needs new batteries, etc.).

Take the batteries out, and take it to recycling and get it of your hair.
 
^^ agree w/ him. Those things have a limited life span. Unless it sat mostly unplugged, chances are good the battery is toast. Crank it up, let it charge awhile, yank the plug, see what happens. Maybe you'll get lucky.
FYI, a really good use for them is to plug your home cable modem and wifi router into. That way if you lose power at he house in a snow storm or whatever you can still have internet access for awhile ;-). This is of course assuming you use a laptop or tablet or whatever that can keep going awhile w/o AC.
 
Fabrik8 said:
They're really just a power inverter with a battery in the middle, and very useful on computers and servers that don't have internal batteries (i.e., a desktop instead of a laptop). It's probably got dead batteries in it, as they are just small lead acid batteries. That unit is really old and not worth anything, mostly because a much newer unit is easier to come by (if someone is just looking for free/cheap one that needs new batteries, etc.).

Take the batteries out, and take it to recycling and get it of your hair.
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It most likely a really ugly paper weight. I assumed the same on the batteries.
 
RatLabGuy said:
^^ agree w/ him. Those things have a limited life span. Unless it sat mostly unplugged, chances are good the battery is toast. Crank it up, let it charge awhile, yank the plug, see what happens. Maybe you'll get lucky.
FYI, a really good use for them is to plug your home cable modem and wifi router into. That way if you lose power at he house in a snow storm or whatever you can still have internet access for awhile ;-). This is of course assuming you use a laptop or tablet or whatever that can keep going awhile w/o AC.
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I'm never that dire for electronics....in my head anyway. I really can't see the need with this cnc either. I cannot see as how a loss of power mid opperation is going to effect it? That's my main concern.
 
I keep a ups on my internet modem and my security cameras. If the power goes out my cameras ar still recording. Just a little piece of mind.

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I would think for that CNC and me personally for my modem and router: it's not nessesarly about the power outage as much as it is about the power flicker. If the power goes out for less then 5 minutes or better 20 seconds, with the UPS you're not waiting the ??? for the system to reset. Or with the CNC lossing your coordinates and having to scrap the piece to start over
 
Batteries are easy to change and usually a standard size.. and it'll be cheaper than a new unit. I loved having one before I have mine to my grand parents
 
Futbalfantic said:
I would think for that CNC and me personally for my modem and router: it's not nessesarly about the power outage as much as it is about the power flicker. If the power goes out for less then 5 minutes or better 20 seconds, with the UPS you're not waiting the ??? for the system to reset. Or with the CNC lossing your coordinates and having to scrap the piece to start over
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Hmmm, exspensive scrap vs. A hiccup that didn't happen...
 
a_kelley said:
Batteries are easy to change and usually a standard size.. and it'll be cheaper than a new unit. I loved having one before I have mine to my grand parents
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May need to explore the cabinet then and see what kind of batteries are hiding inside. I think I want to do this before just applying power in case I find corrosion or damage that might fry the unit. Its been in storage.
 
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The replacement batteries are cheap. I service them at work all the time. Pretty much all of our lab equipment is hooked up to one of those.
 
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