[tech] Auction TOMORROW for UPS

[Bob Adamson]

Hi all,

There's an auction coming up TOMORROW at Ross's[1], where some new 3kVA 
Liebert PS3000RT-230 UPS's are going to be auctioned. If possible, I would 
like to get one of these for the club, as well as an extra battery unit. 
They are 2RU rack mount with 15 plugs - which will mean that we would be 
buying it with no guarantee that we can power it. Mark Tearle tells me the 
addition of another 15A socket in the machine room will cost around $500.

I don't have any experience with UPS's - has anyone on the list used these 
before and can tell us if they're crap or not? Also, can anyone suggest 
how much we should be bidding on them?

Bob Adamson
UCC President

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[1]http://www.auctions.com.au/auctions/2011/03/10/massive-it-clearance-auction-including-imac-core-2-macbook-hp-printers-and-cisco-equipment.html#672