MERIDIAN OPTION 81C DC POWER - BAD BATTERIES
MERIDIAN OPTION 81C DC POWER - BAD BATTERIES
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HI. DC POWERED MERIDIAN PBX WITH TWO BANKS OF BATTERIES. ONE BANK HAS 3 BATTERIES THAT HAVE CRACKED AND HAVE CORROSION.
NEED PBX FOR 3 - 4 MORE MONTHS WHILE WAITING FOR CIRCUITS TO REPLACE ISDN LINES USED AS CIRCUITS.
IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THE PBX TO RUN IF ONE BANK OF BATTERIES IS REMOVED? OR ALL BANKS REMOVED?
CONNECTIONS ARE HARDWIRED TO BACK OF EQUIPMENT, AT FRONT THERE ARE PULL BOXES. NO OFF/ON CAPABILITY.
IS IT DIFFICULT TO SWITCH TO AC POWER IF DC POWERED NOW WITH RECTIFIERS?
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME
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NEED PBX FOR 3 - 4 MORE MONTHS WHILE WAITING FOR CIRCUITS TO REPLACE ISDN LINES USED AS CIRCUITS.
IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THE PBX TO RUN IF ONE BANK OF BATTERIES IS REMOVED? OR ALL BANKS REMOVED?
CONNECTIONS ARE HARDWIRED TO BACK OF EQUIPMENT, AT FRONT THERE ARE PULL BOXES. NO OFF/ON CAPABILITY.
IS IT DIFFICULT TO SWITCH TO AC POWER IF DC POWERED NOW WITH RECTIFIERS?
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME
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RE: MERIDIAN OPTION 81C DC POWER - BAD BATTERIES
As long as the battery banks are in parallel, it will run fine on one bank. What is the voltage of the "good" bank of batteries?
Also the switch doesn't need batteries to run. It can run fine straight off the rectifier. Just hope you don't have any power issues.
RE: MERIDIAN OPTION 81C DC POWER - BAD BATTERIES
AFTER DOING A BIT MORE READING I SEE NOW THAT THE BATTERIES AREN'T NECESSARY
FOR THE SYSTEM TO RUN AND SINCE THEY REALLY DON'T PROVIDE MORE THAN
5-10 MINUTES OF BACKUP THEY CAN BE REMOVED.
I HAVE BATTERY COMPANY COMING OUT TO LOOK AT THE CONFIG AS I'M NOT SURE HOW TO
REMOVE BATTERY CONNECTION. AS I SAID, NO CLEAR ON/OFF OR SEPARATION OF SERVICE FROM
BATTERY TO RECTIFIER. IN MIKE'S COOKBOOK, I FOUND BATTERY BANKS CONNECTED TO PBX
BUT IT HAD CLEAR ON/OFF FOR THE BATTERY CONNECTION; IN THAT SCENARIO THE BANKS OF
BATTERIES CAN BE WORKED ON WITHOUT TURNING THE PBX OFF.
I SHOULD KNOW MORE ON FRIDAY AFTER THE SURVEY.
AGAIN, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
RE: MERIDIAN OPTION 81C DC POWER - BAD BATTERIES