HOLY $H!T - Man-sized UPS

[nicklmg]

Amazon: http://geni.us/1pHD

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1EE2dn1

 

Our new UPS is freaking huge!!!

 

 

 

[ReesZRB]

Did nick just release the video an hour earlier

[Roawoao]

I didn't see them use the stabilizer brackets which is required and included for their unit installation to prevent the tipping hazard the 12 slot tower presents.

 

The manual states, 

Spoiler

Stabilizer Bracket Installation (Twelve-Slot Cabinet Only) The 12-slot Eaton 9170+ UPS cabinet with non-isolated output is shipped with two stabilizer brackets. These brackets must be attached to the wall or the floor behind the UPS cabinet. Under all module-loading conditions, they act as a protective stop to prevent the cabinet from falling forward if it is unintentionally pushed away from the wall. Each bracket has holes that enable it to be attached by screws to either the wall or the floor (or both) behind the intended cabinet installation (see Figure 8). The stabilizer brackets are not attached to the cabinet base itself.

 

Would be very bad if linus got crushed by the man sized UPS. Please don't just drywall back up the closet just put a door in or something so you can remove it if you need to.

 

A temperature switched blower that can be run off the UPS is needed as well because the room will overheat if your HVAC goes down in the outage and the servers/UPS running full tilt in that tiny room would get toasty really fast even with a vented door.

[mikat]

noice

we have new units now:

1 colton = 6 boxes of glowsticks

1 linus = 1 giant UPS

[Ridska]

Take a good look people , This is where our contrabution money is going to.....

 

ofc i am kidding.

[gonvres]

$1000 car, $17,000 UPS.

 

 

[IAcKI]

13 minutes ago, gonvres said:

$1000 car, $17,000 UPS.

 

 

Got his priorities straight then!

[mikat]

20 minutes ago, gonvres said:

$1000 car, $17,000 UPS.

 

 

17,000 canadian pesos, 12.300 USD

[Jetfighter808]

Why not use a small UPS (to provide power whilst the generator starts up) and a generator? Cheaper and more power for longer.

[Marvzl1357]

Who's Johnny?

[Mayaa]

That moment when a single UPS costs more than all the technology i own...

[leonard_sun]

Saw it from start to end and I gotta say, it's sweet and all, but the server extension area will likely be sealed of and it wont be seeing the light of day so long as it works fine. It's saddens me a bit to hide expensive hardware hidden in a cubby-hole.

[Roawoao]

Just now, leonard_sun said:

Saw it from start to end and I gotta say, it's sweet and all, but the server extension area will likely be sealed of and it wont be seeing the light of day so long as it works fine. It's saddens me a bit to hide expensive hardware hidden in a cubby-hole.

It would also be bad for servicing if they have to take modules out of the UPS or replace a battery. They should just add a second door or a removable panel at least. It is also not very code compliant to make it difficult to reach the electrical disconnect switch.

[Geralt]

This isn't a UPS. This is a mini power station.

[Zjurc]

Did you guys consider a Tesla battery wall? Or are they not available yet? Too expensive maybe? 

 

Was it much more profitable to get that man-sized battery? 

 

[beaker15]

Why didn't they show it turned on?

[mikat]

18 minutes ago, Zjurc said:

Did you guys consider a Tesla battery wall? Or are they not available yet? Too expensive maybe? 

 

Was it much more profitable to get that man-sized battery? 

 

they needed something that is more enterprise because servers

consumers dont need all this fancy enterprise stuff, but they (LMG) do

[Zjurc]

Just now, mikat said:

they needed something that is more enterprise because servers

consumers dont need all this fancy enterprise stuff, but they (LMG) do

Ah, Okay  Thanks.

[ahuckphin]

So did Linus media group actually purchased this ups

[mikat]

4 minutes ago, bindydad123 said:

So did Linus media group actually purchased this ups

yes

[ShiftHitTheFan]

Does anybody else feel that the server room is not adequate enough? Its just a wood and drywall closet... Does not seem to be very fireproof to me. The disconnect breaker also should have a lot more room around the front of it. 100 amps is nothing to play around with. 

[BlackUnicornGaming]

1 hour ago, beaker15 said:

Why didn't they show it turned on?

maybe they didn't want anyone to see that it isn't working

[sailorcolin]

Why no go with a standby generator? Like this one: 25000w Standby Generator

 

Can run continuously till it runs out of fuel? Also can be non power interrupting? and use the power backups that you already have? 

[WillG]

 

 

 

 

Also FYI the Nic cards actually have a on board web interface and serial controller

[jasonvp]

1 hour ago, sailorcolin said:

Why no go with a standby generator? Like this one: 25000w Standby Generator

What Linus and crew are doing is building a (very) mini data center.  Generally, DCs don't run on electrical power from a sub station directly, they run on batteries.  The sub station feeds the batteries.  In the case of power outages (lines, lightning, etc), they'll fire up whatever form of generator they have which will continue to keep the batteries charged.

 

Running off of batteries is the purest way to prevent any power disruptions, power spikes, etc.  It's just smooth, constant, and perfectly-conditioned DC power.  Obviously, you need to keep those batteries charged, and that's where the power (from the building, from a generator, from ...) comes into play.

 

They're doing the right thing.  They just need to vent that room a lot better.  Keeping batteries buttoned up on a small closet like that is a recipe for disaster.  They out-gas, and you do NOT want that bottled up.