12-16-15 09:39 Holger Granholm wrote to Ed Vance about Re: UPS Battery   
   Howdy! Holger,   
      
    HG> @MSGID: <56729F14.14640.windowsa@capcity2.synchro.net>   
    HG> In a message on Wednesday 12-13-15 Ed Vance said to Holger Granholm:   
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    HG> Thanks to you and Tom I do now know that Abiko is Faston in USA.   
      
    HG> connectors are marked with a coloured plastic collar marking their   
    HG> current carrying capacity. Yellow standing for 6, blue for 2,5 and red   
    HG> for 1.5 sq.millimetres wire size.   
      
    EV> The Color Code for Terminals is the same here but it relates to the   
    EV> American Wire Guage (Size) standard we use here. Same O Same O.   
      
    HG> Oh yes I know that you older americans don't know the decimal system.   
      
   Decimals are O.K., Metrics are So So, I can use them when needed, but since   
   I Graduated from High School before the Buzz Word "Metricanation" got popular,   
   My preference is to use Fractions and Decimal equivalents.   
      
   I even know how to use The Dewey Decimal System at the Library.   
   -snip-   
    EV> BTW, I got the Battery for the UPS yesterday and put it in this   
      
    EV> After 24 Hours I will turn it OFF and connect Plugs to the back of   
    EV> it. Right now I inserted the Plugs I usually have in the UPS in a   
    EV> A.C. Power Strip so I could use this pc.   Works For Me!   
      
    HG> Ok, it works for you, but it really isn't necessary to "pre-charge" the   
    HG> battery. Usually there is enough charge in it when you buy it, and   
    HG> never-the-less the built-in charger is constructed for charging when   
    HG> there is a load connected to the output.   
      
   I didn't mind using my computer for one day without the UPS supplying A.C.   
   Power to my Gear.   
      
   I thought too that the new battery would have some charge in it but wanted   
   to Freshen it up before connecting my Gear to it.   
      
   Of course, You know I turn my UPS Off when I'm done using the computers,   
   I just figure it being plugged in the A.C. Wall Outlet keeps the battery   
   charged up.   
      
    HG> The spike preventing circuit also works constantly even with an empty   
    HG> battery.   
      
   Yep, the Nuvistors do that job.   
      
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