[olug] Tesla PowerWall for server room battery backup

[Justin Reiners]

Ours were stuck on the slow boat for a few months as well, it was horrible.

Let me see where I ordered from, our recycler is ASS in CB American Salvage
and Surplus or whatever, I'll let you know where we get the batteries when
I get a callback.

On Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 2:54 PM Rob Townley <rob.townley at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, please send the UPS contact.  We have been in need of batteries for a
> while, but somehow are on the slowboat.
>
> On Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 2:47 PM Reiners Cloud Consulting LLC <
> justin at reiners.io> wrote:
>
> > Not saying a *new* liebert :) We can't buy new anything. If we could pay
> > for used cloud we would :)
> >
> > We spent about $4000 for batteries direct from manufacturer, and Liebert
> > has no problem working on it, they actually had to come in and config the
> > software for us when we swapped batteries, they guy that installed
> > batteries 10 years ago forgot to set the pack voltage correctly. I've
> got a
> > contact in CB that might be able to find a huge UPS used if you are
> > interested.
> >
> > Cox phones are down? Yikes, Flowroute is working great :) We're getting
> > ready to leave Cox Fiber, they are awfully proud of it pricewise.
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 2:40 PM Rob Townley <rob.townley at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >>  We have a big empty roof that just might have solar cells someday.
> >>
> >> There are definitely known problems and the unknown with Tesla.  For
> one,
> >> I am not liking any dependency on the cloud.  From what i understand, if
> >> the internet drops, there is a local embedded webpage that one could
> >> manually use to give details on remaining power.  Does not appear the
> app
> >> would automatically start using WiFi to get to that local webpage,
> >> however.   I doubt even a buzzer alarm goes off when utility power dies.
> >>
> >> Tesla batteries have a built-in ten year warranty.  Liebert would charge
> >> about six thousand for about half that time.
> >>
> >> Since I am not currently a Tesla owner, the Tesla forums
> >> <https://forums.tesla.com/> only allow me to post replies to existing
> >> questions, not initiate a new one.
> >>
> >> p.s. COX Telephone is down city wide+.
> >>
> >> On Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 1:57 PM Justin Reiners <justin at hotlinesinc.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Don't get me wrong, I love love love Tesla, EV's, and Lithium, I'd
> just
> >> > hate to have you still need a UPS to safely shut down systems when the
> >> > power went out, or reinvent the wheel.
> >> >
> >> > On Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 1:54 PM Justin Reiners <
> justin at hotlinesinc.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Lack of shutdown notifications and the price would be a factor in me
> >> >> looking for another device, We're using a 10KVA and 15KVA older
> >> Lieberts
> >> >> for our building. I really like them, we got them used from a
> recycler
> >> a
> >> >> few years ago, and just replaced the batteries recently in the 10KVA
> >> after
> >> >> 10 years, it still had half hour backup power.
> >> >>
> >> >> On Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 1:17 PM Rob Townley <rob.townley at gmail.com>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>> Has anyone researched using Tesla PowerWalls in place of lead acid
> >> >>> battery
> >> >>> backup for server room computers?   A single powerwall could provide
> >> 5kW
> >> >>> continuous power.   Price and performance seem comparable to lead
> >> acid.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Tesla.com/powerwall
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Tesla.com/powerpack is the more industrial grade system, but starts
> at
> >> >>> 50kVA which is much more than we need.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Unfortunately, there are no installers in Omaha.
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> >
> > --
> > Justin Reiners
> > Reiners Cloud Consulting LLC
> > I'm happy to be your local Omaha distributor for 3CX and SimpleHelp!
> > Contact me for info.
> >
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