UPS for microscopes

[Vladimir Ghukasyan-2]

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Hello All,

We have seen a few problems in the facility caused by power problems. I'm
looking for a good and not very expensive UPS to help with that and would
be thankful if you could share what are you using and whether you're happy
with them.

Thank you in advance and Happy Thanksgiving.

Bests,
Vladimir

[Craig Brideau]

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Cyberpower or APC are usually pretty good.  Just remember that you will
have to replace the batteries every 3-4 years approximately.

Craig


On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 1:30 PM, Vladimir Ghukasyan
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> Hello All,
>
> We have seen a few problems in the facility caused by power problems. I'm
> looking for a good and not very expensive UPS to help with that and would
> be thankful if you could share what are you using and whether you're happy
> with them.
>
> Thank you in advance and Happy Thanksgiving.
>
> Bests,
> Vladimir
>

[Smith, Benjamin E.]

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We have four 2200mAH TrippLite SMART UPSs running our confocal.  The argon laser alone requires its own 2200mAH UPS, one for the multi-photon laser, one for the FLIM system, and one for the remaining computer and electronics.  In this configuration, you have about 8 minutes to start shutting things down from lasers blazing.  Once you get the lasers off, the time bumps up to about 30-40 minutes.  The nice thing about the SMART UPSs is that they also connect to the computer through a USB cable, so I have it setup so that the computer emails me if a UPS trips, and also if the UPS reaches the end of its battery, it will automatically start sequentially shutting off different pieces of equipment, to ensure a relatively safe powering down.  We've had the power go out several times, including once during an over-night live imaging run, and everything shut down safely, so the system does work.

Cheers,
   Ben Smith

Benjamin E. Smith, Ph.D.
Samuel Roberts Noble Microscopy Laboratory
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University of Oklahoma
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Hello All,

We have seen a few problems in the facility caused by power problems. I'm
looking for a good and not very expensive UPS to help with that and would
be thankful if you could share what are you using and whether you're happy
with them.

Thank you in advance and Happy Thanksgiving.

Bests,
Vladimir

[Gabriel Lapointe-4]

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Don't forget to check the power requirements of the equipment your going to
plug in those UPS. If they are under powered they may cause more problem
than they solve. I installed our swepfield on two 1,2KW UPS to spread the
load. Leaving me a few 100s watts to spare, but not that much. They waren't
cheap, but neither are the systems they are meant to protect.

*Gabriel Lapointe, M.Sc.*
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Concordia University, Biology Department
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2013/11/27 Craig Brideau <[hidden email]>

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> Cyberpower or APC are usually pretty good.  Just remember that you will
> have to replace the batteries every 3-4 years approximately.
>
> Craig
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 1:30 PM, Vladimir Ghukasyan
> <[hidden email]>wrote:
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> > Hello All,
> >
> > We have seen a few problems in the facility caused by power problems. I'm
> > looking for a good and not very expensive UPS to help with that and would
> > be thankful if you could share what are you using and whether you're
> happy
> > with them.
> >
> > Thank you in advance and Happy Thanksgiving.
> >
> > Bests,
> > Vladimir
> >
>

[Phillips, Thomas E.]

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Do you have your Multiphoton laser and cooling supply on the same tripplite?

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> On Nov 27, 2013, at 3:38 PM, "Smith, Benjamin E." <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> We have four 2200mAH TrippLite SMART UPSs running our confocal.  The argon laser alone requires its own 2200mAH UPS, one for the multi-photon laser, one for the FLIM system, and one for the remaining computer and electronics.  In this configuration, you have about 8 minutes to start shutting things down from lasers blazing.  Once you get the lasers off, the time bumps up to about 30-40 minutes.  The nice thing about the SMART UPSs is that they also connect to the computer through a USB cable, so I have it setup so that the computer emails me if a UPS trips, and also if the UPS reaches the end of its battery, it will automatically start sequentially shutting off different pieces of equipment, to ensure a relatively safe powering down.  We've had the power go out several times, including once during an over-night live imaging run, and everything shut down safely, so the system does work.
>
> Cheers,
>   Ben Smith
>
> Benjamin E. Smith, Ph.D.
> Samuel Roberts Noble Microscopy Laboratory
> Research Scientist II
> University of Oklahoma
> Norman, OK 73019
> E-mail: [hidden email]
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> http://www.microscopy.ou.edu/
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> Hello All,
>
> We have seen a few problems in the facility caused by power problems. I'm
> looking for a good and not very expensive UPS to help with that and would
> be thankful if you could share what are you using and whether you're happy
> with them.
>
> Thank you in advance and Happy Thanksgiving.
>
> Bests,
> Vladimir

[Glen MacDonald-2]

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Eaton line conditioners have gotten us through several power interruptions. The stated power requirements on your eqt. may lead you to buy more than you really need.    But, their LED readouts will tell you how hard they are working and you can reassign them accordingly.   2000 AH handles the lasers for an FV-1000 confocal with a 1000 AH (overkill) for the confocal’s electronics to give us 10-15 min to finish the scan and shutdown.  Another 2000 AH protects a fully motorized inverted scope, ASI stage, 3 Sutter filter wheels, 2 cameras, 175 W xenon lamp and computer.  Don’t forget to tell your users that these units will all be sounding alarms when the power goes out.  


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On Nov 27, 2013, at 12:30 PM, Vladimir Ghukasyan <[hidden email]> wrote:

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> Hello All,
>
> We have seen a few problems in the facility caused by power problems. I'm
> looking for a good and not very expensive UPS to help with that and would
> be thankful if you could share what are you using and whether you're happy
> with them.
>
> Thank you in advance and Happy Thanksgiving.
>
> Bests,
> Vladimir

[Smith, Benjamin E.]

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The air recirculator, pump laser and water chiller are all on the same UPS.  The entire MP system draws the same watts as the argon system, but this isn't too surprising considering that the MP system is driven by a DPSS laser, while the argon laser is an ion laser.  Also, if a UPS is forced to shutdown, the last thing I want is for the laser to run with the chiller off.  With everything on one UPS, if the UPS turns off then the laser and chiller both shut down together.

-Ben Smith

Benjamin E. Smith, Ph.D.
Samuel Roberts Noble Microscopy Laboratory
Research Scientist II
University of Oklahoma
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Do you have your Multiphoton laser and cooling supply on the same tripplite?

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> On Nov 27, 2013, at 3:38 PM, "Smith, Benjamin E." <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> We have four 2200mAH TrippLite SMART UPSs running our confocal.  The argon laser alone requires its own 2200mAH UPS, one for the multi-photon laser, one for the FLIM system, and one for the remaining computer and electronics.  In this configuration, you have about 8 minutes to start shutting things down from lasers blazing.  Once you get the lasers off, the time bumps up to about 30-40 minutes.  The nice thing about the SMART UPSs is that they also connect to the computer through a USB cable, so I have it setup so that the computer emails me if a UPS trips, and also if the UPS reaches the end of its battery, it will automatically start sequentially shutting off different pieces of equipment, to ensure a relatively safe powering down.  We've had the power go out several times, including once during an over-night live imaging run, and everything shut down safely, so the system does work.
>
> Cheers,
>   Ben Smith
>
> Benjamin E. Smith, Ph.D.
> Samuel Roberts Noble Microscopy Laboratory
> Research Scientist II
> University of Oklahoma
> Norman, OK 73019
> E-mail: [hidden email]
> Voice   405-325-4391
> FAX  [phone]
> http://www.microscopy.ou.edu/
> ________________________________________
> From: Confocal Microscopy List [[hidden email]] on behalf of Vladimir Ghukasyan [[hidden email]]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 2:30 PM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: UPS for microscopes
>
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> Hello All,
>
> We have seen a few problems in the facility caused by power problems. I'm
> looking for a good and not very expensive UPS to help with that and would
> be thankful if you could share what are you using and whether you're happy
> with them.
>
> Thank you in advance and Happy Thanksgiving.
>
> Bests,
> Vladimir