<html><head><base href="x-msg://122/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">That wasn't hard to find,<div><a href="http://jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=KV3600&CATID=25&form=CAT&SUBCATID=432">http://jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=KV3600&CATID=25&form=CAT&SUBCATID=432</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>You do have to do a bit more to it then just get that,</div><div><br></div><div>A)</div><div>you need to setup a relay bank to handle the step up from 5v logic to 12 ignition to the genset (also the genset obviously needs to be keystart so you can logic replicate)</div><div><br></div><div>B) set a genMonitor, so when the power fails you go to UPS (just a high amp / voltage manual relay will suffice)</div><div><br></div><div>this monitor will trigger a logic signal back to the USB experimentation kit that triggers your visual basic program to start the gen up.</div><div><br></div><div>I set the system to wait 1.25 minutes for the genset to power on and then test to see if power is flowing through the gen circuit .</div><div><br></div><div>C) to monitor the gen circuit at jaycar you can buy some industrial power monitors (digital ones) that allow you to then wire into your setup (back to the USB experimentation board) a analog (important because its used to test the stability and cleanness of your gen output) back into the board which then interfaces with your visual basic program to then switch the jump relay over (5v relay to 12v relay to 240v to 240v High amp relay) to the backup circuit.</div><div><br></div><div>if the gen doesn't start I have it set to send me a fail sms and kill the program.. (poor servers go night night)</div><div><br></div><div>then when power gets restored you can sense that again using the same system as the gen circuit uses (you will need one for each circuit) and then switch the jump relays over to primary and shut genset over.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>easy :)</div><div><br></div><div>enjoy... I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY HOUSE FIRES!</div><div><div apple-content-edited="true">
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</font></span></i></font></div></span></i></font></div></span></span></i></font></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><br><div><div>On 06/08/2010, at 14:25, Sean K. Finn wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div lang="EN-AU" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div class="Section1" style="page: Section1; "><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Please link this Jaycar device, +1 Interesting.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div style="border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; "><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Karl Kloppenborg<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Friday, 6 August 2010 2:24 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Thomas Storey<br><b>Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:ausnog@ausnog.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">ausnog@ausnog.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [AusNOG] Test lab storage / racking<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">As some of you already have seen (Youtube) that I had a 42RU rack in my room,<o:p></o:p></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">I also had a 22 RU custom 1000mm deep rack that had its own really really loud cooling system.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">My mother supported my enthusiasm for IT and let me run nuts with my dads credit cards on ebay buying stupid amounts of servers / switches / etc etc, to support it she had bill brower (our electrician) put a separate 20AMP feed into my room as well as some smoke detectors and different things... I am so thankful for their support.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">I also had a small generator outside and built a failover high voltage relay switch that could be started from my computer using a USB to digi rail from Jaycar :)<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">In terms of moving equipment and what not I just bolted it in, had a few shelves and used to spend (wag) school some days like once every three months and just move it all around :P<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Fun times, however I am yet to have a fire ;)<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; "><br>Cheers!<br>Karl Kloppenborg</span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; 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margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">On 06/08/2010, at 14:08, Thomas Storey wrote:<o:p></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><br><br><o:p></o:p></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">On the back of Seans emails, I have a home made *wooden* rack, about 15 RU, 700mm deep or so. :-)<br><br>Tom<br><br>On 05/08/2010, at 9:50 PM, Julien Goodwin wrote:<br><br><br><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">What do people do for their lab gear?<o:p></o:p></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; 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