correct battery count setting??

[Anonymous user]

i've been searching through lots of documentation and can't find a solid answer to this,


what battery count should i put in powerchute for my ups?,

i've got a SU3000RMXLI3U with one SU48RMXLBP3U,
with a the total PBC27 battery pack count of three.

i've got this set to 2 at the moment, as i've seen "discount the ups internal pack", is this correct??

thanks

Matt

[Anonymous user]

i've been searching through lots of documentation and can't find a solid answer to this,


what battery count should i put in powerchute for my ups?,

i've got a SU3000RMXLI3U with one SU48RMXLBP3U,
with a the total PBC27 battery pack count of three.

i've got this set to 2 at the moment, as i've seen "discount the ups internal pack", is this correct??

thanks

Matt

[BillP]

If needed, you can adjust the battery count easily with a basic terminal emulator.  (Such as HyperTerm or PuTTY in windoze)

Here's how:

1. Hook up a computer to the UPS via a APC "smart" serial cable. If you don't have a serial port on your computer, you can use a USB to serial converter.  You must use an APC cable, as the UPS uses a non-standard pinout.
2. Start up a terminal emulator such as HyperTerm or PuTTY (with serial support).
   Port settings are: 2400 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, flow control is Xon/Xoff. When using HyperTerm, make sure FIFO buffer is NOT set.
3. When connected, you will NOT be greeted by any prompt!  Typing in Shift + Y should show the letters SM in the terminal window, this will confirm your connection.
4. Press > to see the current battery pack count. If no battery packs were installed, it should say 0.
   Pressing + will add one pack to the count, - will subtract the count by one. If you have multiple packs, press + several times to add them all. When finished, press > again to check the count.
5. When finished, you can simply close the window (or end the connection in HyperTerm).

-Phil

[Erasmus_apc]

It should be set for "1". You discount the internal pack, yes, but you count an external battery pack as one. You do not count per RBC27 module, just per battery pack. The manual for the battery pack (quickly) covers this in one of the examples provided.

[Anonymous user · Accepted solution]

Thanks for the quick reply,
If its there in the manual, I didn't see it!!

i've set it to 1 pack now, but i'm still curious....



an exerpt from Knowledge Base #63

*Note: A SU48RMXLBP is a large capacity battery. It is equivalent to
two standard external batteries; therefore, for each SU48RMXLBP input 2 (two)
batteries.

so this does not apply in my case??

Thanks