Ed Durrant wrote:

>Hi Mike,
>
>   I've been using the Blazer 400VA for about 6 months now, apart from the
>occasional fuse blown when someone decided to plug a vacuum cleaner
into the distribution board that I have on it's output, I've had no
problems with it and indeed it has done its job on a couple of occassions
when we have lost power here.
>
>   The interface is blazer-specific and there is no os/2 compatible
control software for it. I even tried running the windoze software via ODIN
- no luck.
>
>I am using the Lonepeak software and have simply got an old modem, powered
>off the mains supply and connected to the PC with the software via the
>RS-232 port.
>
>If power fails, the system closes down before all power from the UPS is
>drained. However using this method you don't get any UPS type utilities to
>tell you the state of the battery etc. in the UPS. Unfortunately, since
>Centralon have their own specific protocol, this is the best we can do.
>Since the modem method (documented in the Lonepeak doco) only looks for a
>signal line dropping, it "ought" to be possible to produce a
custom cable to go from the UPS direct to the PC, if indeed the UPS also
drops a signal
>lines voltage when power fails - I haven't looked at this yet, but it
would certainly save have the modem and cables laying on the floor.
>
>Cheers/2
>
>Ed.
>
>Mike O'Connor wrote:
>
>>Hi All,
>>
>>After running without any UPS support for the past 24 years, I finally
>>had to get one [Blazer 800VA] because of continuing supply problems from
>>the power utility, and now that prices here in AU are becoming
>>reasonable [for those no longer in the workforce].  Here, the price was
>>approximately one third of the APC 800VA model!
>>
>>Is anyone on the list running this equipment[original mfr. is
>>Centralion.com.tw]? The unit is a line-interactive model with smart
>>RS232 interface and has a web download of software for operating the
>>monitoring/intelligent shutdown functions - for Windoze and also a
>>reduced function set for Linux/BSD etc.
>>
>>I wasn't able to deduce from the minimal included documentation, or from
>>the mfr.'s site whether this is a contact-closure type of operation, or
>>which of whatever other types there are, to determine whether it was
>>usable with one of the differing versions of Armin's [Lone Peak
>>Automation] free UPS-control products for OS/2. It's not in the current
>>list of other supported equipment, but may be compatible.
>>
>>--
>>Regards,
>>Mike
>>

Hi Ed,

FWIW, which flavour of the LPA software have you tried?
Was that the Commander Pro software you tried or the replacement WinPower?

Under W2KPro, with just one of two intended systems plugged into it, 
including a 17" CRT [Trinitron], the WinPower indicated 39% load, so 
doubling up gives 78% or no problems.  Voltages here seem to be 240V+-4V 
and nominal 50Hz steady at 49.7Hz. I have another on back-order due 
maybe today.  Price I got here for the pair was A$438, compared with 
$1172 for 2x800VA APC units.

-- 
Regards,
Mike

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