Hello
Thanks for a great forum
I have an APC SMT1500RM2UC 1500va rackmount UPS that is powering around 200-300w of servers at 120v. I would like to expand the batteries for longer runtime. I've been unable to find out what the combined voltage of the 4 12v sla batteries, but if it is 24 or 48v, could i replace it with a lifepo4 batter with the same output voltage?
I know I have seen some people do this with car batteries.
Optimally, I'd love to get one of the 24v or 48v MPP mk series with a battery to make a UPS of unlimited size. I could run it off of Grid Power, and suppliment it with Solar when we own a house I could put panels up in. The only 2 things stopping me is I do not know how loud those MPP units are, and I don't know how much parasitic draw they have.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Morgan
Thanks for a great forum
I have an APC SMT1500RM2UC 1500va rackmount UPS that is powering around 200-300w of servers at 120v. I would like to expand the batteries for longer runtime. I've been unable to find out what the combined voltage of the 4 12v sla batteries, but if it is 24 or 48v, could i replace it with a lifepo4 batter with the same output voltage?
I know I have seen some people do this with car batteries.
Optimally, I'd love to get one of the 24v or 48v MPP mk series with a battery to make a UPS of unlimited size. I could run it off of Grid Power, and suppliment it with Solar when we own a house I could put panels up in. The only 2 things stopping me is I do not know how loud those MPP units are, and I don't know how much parasitic draw they have.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Morgan