[78591] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Fire Code/UFC Regs?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Lesher)
Fri Mar 11 22:31:22 2005
X-Original-To: wb8foz@panix.com
From: David Lesher <wb8foz@nrk.com>
To: nanog@merit.edu (nanog list)
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 22:29:58 -0500 (EST)
In-Reply-To: <8A815EB4A06C5BC44879153B@d216-220-25-60.dynip.modwest.com> from "Michael Loftis" at Mar 11, 2005 11:46:50 AM
Reply-To: wb8foz@nrk.com
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
Speaking on Deep Background, the Press Secretary whispered:
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> Now what I'm asking is this: we were told that you can NOT plug in breaker
> protected six outlet strips into battery backup units such as APCs, and we
> were (or are) being written up for that. My understanding is that most/all
> (atleast APC units) are properly de-rated (per UFC) and you *can* plug in
> additional breaker protected extension cords into these units.
There's an Urban Legend about plugging such into UPSi; it will burn
out the UPS, cause forest fires, bring down Western Civilization,
etc.
[There's a long hypothisis as to the {small} pieces of truth
behind same, but I'm not buying...]
I suggest you get on the horn to APC Monday and ask them; they
are sure to have run into this if it's not a local invention...
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