[Nut-upsdev] Tripplite Smart1500SLT configuration?

Jeff Cunningham jeffrey at cunningham.net
Sat Jul 26 19:52:24 UTC 2008



Arjen de Korte wrote:
> 1500 VA rating UPS, this would boil down to about 180 VA. This may (or may
> not be) equal to a load of 80 W (note the difference between the apparent
> and real power). You also have to understand that both resolution and
> accuracy of almost all values reported is (too) low and many times more
> driver by marketing people than a useable feature.
>
> "A UPS is not a measuring instrument."
>
> Best regards, Arjen
>   
>
I thought they might measure it fairly accurately in order to calculate 
time remaining on the battery. If they're only throwing it in there for 
a marketing claim, then this makes more sense. Thanks for the additional 
info

Regards,
Jeff



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