Paul  wrote in   
   news:qv6sp5$9ll$1@dont-email.me:   
      
   > DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno@decadence.org wrote:   
   >> philo  wrote in   
   >> news:qv695j$eg9$1@dont-email.me:   
   >>   
   >>> On 1/4/20 7:19 PM, KC JONES wrote:   
   >>>> I have been using a mid sized Cyberpower 550VA UPS for a number   
   >>>> of years now.  I need to replace the battery every so often,   
   >>>> but recently I didn't replace the battery in time and when the   
   >>>> power went off, so did my desktop.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> When I used to run Win, there was software that came with the   
   >>>> UPS originally where I could monitor battery state, charge, and   
   >>>> also perform basic tests, but I miss this in Ubuntu.  Does   
   >>>> anyone know of equivalent Ubuntu (16.04) software that would do   
   >>>> the job?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Thank you much.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> KC   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> As someone who was in the industrial battery business and often   
   >>> worked on large scale UPS system...there is no substitute for an   
   >>> actual load test.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> With a new battery , get some type of baseline.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Just as an example:   
   >>>   
   >>> Run the unit with a 300 watt load for 15 minutes and while still   
   >>> under load . get a voltage reading.   
   >>>   
   >>> Test it once a year (or when convenient) and replace the battery   
   >>> if it does not come reasonably close to your baseline reading.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> If you want to play it safe, just replace the battery every   
   >>> three years. ( four might be ok)   
   >>>   
   >>   Are there any LiFePo battery UPS systems yet?  Sure would be   
   >> lighter and have a longer lifespan between 'storage unit'   
   >> replacements. (single 'cells' or the entire battery)   
   >>   
   >>   I had on old UPS that had a boat battery in the bottom.  That   
   >>   thing   
   >> would run my PC and my display for a few hours after a line drop.   
   >>  But it weighed a ton!   
   >   
   > I've seen advertised in some table of models, that there   
   > was a model for Japan that used lithium for power storage.   
   > It wouldn't be LiFePo because that would double the volume   
   > of the unit. Other than solar powered garden lanterns,   
   > there isn't a lot of the "nice and safe" LiFePo in high   
   > power devices. They'd probably prefer SLA instead of   
   > LiFePo.   
   >   
   >     Paul   
   >   
      
     Twice the volume of only the storage area, but half the weight   
   easily.  And the longer life thing too.   
      
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