[Nut-upsuser] problem with output voltage on a mustek ups

Pedro Mendes Jorge pmjorge at lip.pt
Fri Mar 7 11:06:18 UTC 2008



Arjen de Korte wrote:
> pmjorge at lip.pt wrote:
> 
>> Do you mean the computer's power supply? But it is supposed to run on
>> 220-230V not on 202V! Isn't this a problem?
> 
> No. The mains voltage is specified within a 230V -15/+10%, since the
> voltage was harmonized within the EU. So a mains voltage of anything
> between 196 and 253V is considered 'normal' and all equipment that is
> sold in Europe will accept any voltage within that range (and usually
> quite a bit lower as well).
> 
>> I thought that issuing
>>    upscmd -u admin -p password mustek reset.input.minmax
>> might make the UPS "re-think" if it should trim the output voltage,
>> but I seems I was wrong. It does nothing.
>>
>> I will certainly complain to Mustek, as they say 220-230V output.
> 
> Don't waste your (and their) time. There is nothing wrong here.

OK. I have already spent some of mine, but I won't get revenge ;^)

> 
> Best regards, Arjen

Cheers,
Pedro.




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