On (30 Oct 97) Jim Dunmyer wrote to Ian Woofenden...
 JD> I'm sure that Trace's stuff is better than what I have for
 JD> UPSs. As you said, they even wind their own transformers in
 JD> order to get higher efficiency. My units are meant for standby
 JD> use, and first cost is much more important than efficiency
 JD> while on battery power.
And for off-grid use, the equation is exactly opposite...
 JD> You might be able to answer this question: Can one of those
 JD> big inverters (Trace, Heart, or ..??) be used as a standby
 JD> power supply? I'm getting a BUNCH of computers here, most of
 JD> which need to be on a UPS of some sort; I already have 2 1KVA
 JD> and an 800 VA units, all of which run on 24 VDC. It'd be nice
 JD> to replace them with one big UPS that would use my existing
 JD> batteries.
You bet! Many of their models are built to do just that, and they
come with lots of bells and whistles and are pretty brainy. :)
Get a Trace catalog by calling them at 360-435-8826, or check them
out on the Web at . And if you want
to talk to a transistor head, ask for someone in engineering. Nice
guys. And they design dynamite equipment...
                        Ian
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