[PLUG] Power Conditioner

[Mike C.]

You shouldn't have to buy anything to fix this problem. You should be able
to accomplish this by adjusting the governor / idle speed of the generator
to the rpm that produces a stable 60 hz signal.

Ideally, you'd have a cheap multimeter to use to quickly and easily dial in
the rpm but if not, you could just try playing around with it until the
battery accepts the signal and starts charging.

On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 5:56 PM Dick Steffens <dick at dicksteffens.com> wrote:

> During the fire event last week we were without PGE power a couple of
> times. We have a generator connected to the house through a transfer
> panel which worked fine for everything except the battery backup units
> we have for our computers. They rejected the power that wasn't a stable
> 60 Hz. I have now heard that this is not uncommon with some generators,
> and that there are devices one can use between the wall outlet and the
> battery backup to maintain clean power.
>
> Searching for these online is proving to be challenging. Some people
> call them inverters. The hits I get for inverters are for converting 12v
> to 120v. I tried power conditioner. That seems to be what I need, but I
> call upon the collected wisdom of this group for confirmation, or a
> suitable clue stick.
>
> The two search hits I looked at are:
>
> https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=120+volt+line+conditioner
>
> and
>
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-Conditioner-Regulation-LS606M/dp/B00006B83G
>
> Further thoughts appreciated.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dick Steffens
>
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