[OT] UPS / Dry Battery / Generator / Stabilizer etc Buying advice and help.

hamza4best

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Thanks for the reply. How do they keep it charged by still keeping the cells new? And for how long have they been charged for? I mean usually you give an advance payment to the shop guy and they charge it for a single day or a couple of hours for you.
 

umair23

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Thanks for the reply. How do they keep it charged by still keeping the cells new? And for how long have they been charged for? I mean usually you give an advance payment to the shop guy and they charge it for a single day or a couple of hours for you.
Bro he will fast charge for you, around 20Amps per sec and give it to you in 10 mins. He won't just hand over you the battery immediately. He will fill the battery with acid and charge it for like 10 mins that would be enough to excite the cells. To be on the safe side, don't use the battery before it gets fully charged when you connect it to your UPS.
 

randomhero

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My ups is making a constant high pitched sound and the green light keeps flashing. What is the problem with it?
 

Red Iron08

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i have got a 1400xl APC ups, bought for uninterpreted ps4 gaming, is working like a charm. but i have one problem with it. i live in area where during summer the voltage drops to 170 even 160 some times, during day time specially. during that time it automatically shifts to battery reserve and does not charge them so at night the battery juice is all gone. any kind solution will be welcomed.
 

Faateh

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i have got a 1400xl APC ups, bought for uninterpreted ps4 gaming, is working like a charm. but i have one problem with it. i live in area where during summer the voltage drops to 170 even 160 some times, during day time specially. during that time it automatically shifts to battery reserve and does not charge them so at night the battery juice is all gone. any kind solution will be welcomed.
Plug the UPS into an AVR or Stablizer.
 

umair23

Muhmmed Umair (PG Xtremist)
Dec 9, 2010
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Gulzar Hijri Scheme 33, Karachi
My ups is making a constant high pitched sound and the green light keeps flashing. What is the problem with it?
Can you tell me what green light on your ups represents?

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i have got a 1400xl APC ups, bought for uninterpreted ps4 gaming, is working like a charm. but i have one problem with it. i live in area where during summer the voltage drops to 170 even 160 some times, during day time specially. during that time it automatically shifts to battery reserve and does not charge them so at night the battery juice is all gone. any kind solution will be welcomed.
A step up stabilizer will be perfect for this kind of problem.
 

Xtreme10

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i have got a 1400xl APC ups, bought for uninterpreted ps4 gaming, is working like a charm. but i have one problem with it. i live in area where during summer the voltage drops to 170 even 160 some times, during day time specially. during that time it automatically shifts to battery reserve and does not charge them so at night the battery juice is all gone. any kind solution will be welcomed.
m usin da same thing for last so many years .. actually the stabilizer window of apc ups is 188 volts to 165 volts .. so if ac volts drops or rises from this limit thn it do not sense ne lite and switches to battery mode ... i hv installed a 1000 watts stabilizer ( NINE RELAY WALA ) n TADA!!! no more voltage problems .. charging current also effect with low voltages. just buy a stabilizer from ur local market n plugin the ups with stabilizer n plugin the stabilizer with mains ..

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I know about stabilizer, but mje kia fyda hwa phr ? 18 hazar ka ups, upr sa 15 16 hazar ka stab. koi sasta solution hu agr koi?
APC 1500 VA costs 15k n stabilizer will cost u 3.2k ... i don think its so expensive cux m using the same setup ...
 

Red Iron08

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m usin da same thing for last so many years .. actually the stabilizer window of apc ups is 188 volts to 165 volts .. so if ac volts drops or rises from this limit thn it do not sense ne lite and switches to battery mode ... i hv installed a 1000 watts stabilizer ( NINE RELAY WALA ) n TADA!!! no more voltage problems .. charging current also effect with low voltages. just buy a stabilizer from ur local market n plugin the ups with stabilizer n plugin the stabilizer with mains ..

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APC 1500 VA costs 15k n stabilizer will cost u 3.2k ... i don think its so expensive cux m using the same setup ...
seriously?? im using the ups for like max 3 fans and 4-5 energy savers, some time i connect laptop to it as well. i went to electrician and told him the problem, he said i would have to use 20,000 watt stabilizer which would cost about 13-14ks. i was disappointed. but only 1000w stab is enough, man really happy to know that... so i just have to buy simple 1000w stab and connect to it? any 1000w stab will be sufficient or i have to buy any specific model? will DESI stab will also be sufficient?
 

Xtreme10

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seriously?? im using the ups for like max 3 fans and 4-5 energy savers, some time i connect laptop to it as well. i went to electrician and told him the problem, he said i would have to use 20,000 watt stabilizer which would cost about 13-14ks. i was disappointed. but only 1000w stab is enough, man really happy to know that... so i just have to buy simple 1000w stab and connect to it? any 1000w stab will be sufficient or i have to buy any specific model? will DESI stab will also be sufficient?

lolz .. he must b from PATWARI GANG .. ripping people off ... yes baba u just hv to buy a simple RELAY WALA 1000 watt stabilizer from market not SERVO MOTOR cux servo motor don do the job ...buy pure copper winding wala with 9 relay .. and always remember ups and stabilzer watts go hand to hand .. for instance if ur ups is 500 watts thn u can use 500 watts stabilizer and so goes on ... all stabilizer are desi made only .. u from which city ?
 

ahmad94

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Dec 25, 2012
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Assalamo Alaikum all,

thanks for starting this topic.

I need new batteries for my home ups.

which brand to go for? was usng AGS last time they lasted 2.5 years almost. should I get AGS again? any recommendation in Lahore should I get from metro or other place?
 

Red Iron08

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Oct 2, 2013
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lolz .. he must b from PATWARI GANG .. ripping people off ... yes baba u just hv to buy a simple RELAY WALA 1000 watt stabilizer from market not SERVO MOTOR cux servo motor don do the job ...buy pure copper winding wala with 9 relay .. and always remember ups and stabilzer watts go hand to hand .. for instance if ur ups is 500 watts thn u can use 500 watts stabilizer and so goes on ... all stabilizer are desi made only .. u from which city ?
lol yeah man agree. i went to market they suggest i should buy REENA company stab which comes with 4 5 relays and 2800 or 3000 watts will do the job..i am from khanpur near Rahimyarkhan.
 

hamza4best

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So I got the AGS GL-190 battery today. The battery shop is quite far from where I live, so the dealer suggested that I can either charge it at home using my own UPS or I'll have to wait for a day and let them charge it. I went ahead and took it. My UPS is charging the battery right now. The dealer said 3 hours would be enough. I wanted to confirm, how many hours should I charge it? Should I charge it to a 100%. And what are the evident signs that can indicate that the battery has been fully charged?
 

Xtreme10

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Feb 16, 2016
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Lahore
Assalamo Alaikum all,

thanks for starting this topic.

I need new batteries for my home ups.

which brand to go for? was usng AGS last time they lasted 2.5 years almost. should I get AGS again? any recommendation in Lahore should I get from metro or other place?

go for AGS only .. other brands r just minting money ... don go metro shetro .. go directly to your nearby market where 4 to 5 battery wala shops exists ... i follow the same procedure while buyin my AGS batteries .. m in johar town lahore so i prefer college road where there are 10 to 15 shops of batteries ..
 

Xtreme10

Intermediate
Feb 16, 2016
113
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Lahore
So I got the AGS GL-190 battery today. The battery shop is quite far from where I live, so the dealer suggested that I can either charge it at home using my own UPS or I'll have to wait for a day and let them charge it. I went ahead and took it. My UPS is charging the battery right now. The dealer said 3 hours would be enough. I wanted to confirm, how many hours should I charge it? Should I charge it to a 100%. And what are the evident signs that can indicate that the battery has been fully charged?

congrats ... yes chargin batteries at your own premises is superbly superb idea ... i think all ups indicates when thy fully charge the batteries .. yes 3 hours in enuf for newly batteries ...
 

hamza4best

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congrats ... yes chargin batteries at your own premises is superbly superb idea ... i think all ups indicates when thy fully charge the batteries .. yes 3 hours in enuf for newly batteries ...
I charged it for around 2.5 hours yesterday. Unplugged it because it was loadshedding a lot at night. Now again it's been on charge for 2.5 hours. So that's a total of 5 hours. Should I wait for the ups to indicate that it's fully charged? Will there be any negative impact if I let it charge to full?


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Xtreme10

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Feb 16, 2016
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Lahore
I charged it for around 2.5 hours yesterday. Unplugged it because it was loadshedding a lot at night. Now again it's been on charge for 2.5 hours. So that's a total of 5 hours. Should I wait for the ups to indicate that it's fully charged? Will there be any negative impact if I let it charge to full?


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ok lets assume both GANJA BRATHRAN dies today n in this auspicious moment government declares one week loadshedding free then what wud u ... ur ups will charge the battery for one week like 24 hours X 7 = God knows how many hours it wud be .. so according to u ur battery shud hv conked out .. so don worry let it stay like that only ... this charging n discharging ll continues thro out the day ... but yes do one thing if u hv battery amp meter thn check its amperage otherwise let it checked by ne electrician .. ask him to chck ur ups charging current .. he ll use digital clamp meter for that purpose .. by 5 hours ur ups shud b like 1 to 2 amps charging current ...
 

hamza4best

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ok lets assume both GANJA BRATHRAN dies today n in this auspicious moment government declares one week loadshedding free then what wud u ... ur ups will charge the battery for one week like 24 hours X 7 = God knows how many hours it wud be .. so according to u ur battery shud hv conked out .. so don worry let it stay like that only ... this charging n discharging ll continues thro out the day ... but yes do one thing if u hv battery amp meter thn check its amperage otherwise let it checked by ne electrician .. ask him to chck ur ups charging current .. he ll use digital clamp meter for that purpose .. by 5 hours ur ups shud b like 1 to 2 amps charging current ...
I tried getting an electrician but the state of loadshetting is so bad here. The light goes after every 2 hours or so. I don't stop the charging when the light goes. The UPS isn't being used. It just charges the battery when there is electricity.
I do think my UPS does indicate when the battery has been fully charged. But till now it's still in charging state. I checked the battery and it wasn't hot or very warm. Plus when I opened the lid, there were bubbles. So I don't think the UPS has overcharged it.

Any other way to check if battery has been sufficiently charged or should I just continue to charge until the UPS indicates the full charge?


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khan1

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AGS and Phoenix both are good brans .. rest all are crap .. Bridge power is also good battery .. tried and tested and still using them


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