velu Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Got inverter + battery for my desktop + fiber optic dubba + wifi router ( only 3 items ) .. So instead of connecting my inverter to the mains , i directly connected to the mains .. Everything is fine here and working as expected.. Now my doubt is , when i am not using my desktop do i need to switch off power input to my inverter ( invertoer plug conntcted to the power supply ... check red circle ) ? disclaimer:- only two things i know about electricals . first is kirchoffs law and the second one is , if i touch electricity we will get shock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandeep Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Is this common in India? Buying batteries and inverters? Is the power supply that unreliable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velu Posted June 11, 2019 Author Share Posted June 11, 2019 14 minutes ago, sandeep said: Is this common in India? Buying batteries and inverters? Is the power supply that unreliable? whenever there is a rain or wind , there will be some problem in my area ( bangalore ) .. also there will be frequent 5/10min power cuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandeep Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, velu said: whenever there is a rain or wind , there will be some problem in my area ( bangalore ) .. also there will be frequent 5/10min power cuts That's annoying. velu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maniac Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 (edited) @velu Edited June 11, 2019 by maniac dial_100, Detonator and velu 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YUSER_ Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 4 hours ago, velu said: Got inverter + battery for my desktop + fiber optic dubba + wifi router ( only 3 items ) .. So instead of connecting my inverter to the mains , i directly connected to the mains .. Everything is fine here and working as expected.. Now my doubt is , when i am not using my desktop do i need to switch off power input to my inverter ( invertoer plug conntcted to the power supply ... check red circle ) ? disclaimer:- only two things i know about electricals . first is kirchoffs law and the second one is , if i touch electricity we will get shock Just switch off the button in ups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YUSER_ Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Don't switch off the power from main plug, battery won't charge and there will be less power in the battery if you were using it for long hours during power cuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechEng Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 You must switch off the power input to the inverter to maintain it's efficiency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechEng Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 3 minutes ago, YUSER_ said: Don't switch off the power from main plug, battery won't charge and there will be less power in the battery if you were using it for long hours during power cuts. He's also right if where you live has long power cuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YUSER_ Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 I hope there is no grounding issues in the apartment or house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetle Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Put a big plant next to the inverter and hide that ugly mess. velu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YUSER_ Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 10 minutes ago, beetle said: Put a big plant next to the inverter and hide that ugly mess. NO comments about the skillful use of those empty cardboard boxes ? which will eventually become breeding places of many insects velu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 6 hours ago, velu said: Got inverter + battery for my desktop + fiber optic dubba + wifi router ( only 3 items ) .. So instead of connecting my inverter to the mains , i directly connected to the mains .. Everything is fine here and working as expected.. Now my doubt is , when i am not using my desktop do i need to switch off power input to my inverter ( invertoer plug conntcted to the power supply ... check red circle ) ? disclaimer:- only two things i know about electricals . first is kirchoffs law and the second one is , if i touch electricity we will get shock When I lived in India for 2 years recently, I had an inverter for all TVs, Phones, WiFi ROuters and Home theatres. The power issue in Bangalore is a mess. Altho the house (gated community) had a generator, when the power goes off and switches to generator, all the appliances would go off and then on. I could lose the phone call which was on a cordless phone. So, I had the inverter on all the time. I didn't have to switch it off. Even if you are not using the desktop, the wifi router and cordless phones would still be on UPS and you will have network on your smart phone all the time. You are like one of these noobs .. Enjoy.. velu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetle Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 7 hours ago, YUSER_ said: NO comments about the skillful use of those empty cardboard boxes ? which will eventually become breeding places of many insects Here... or velu could get a cat to take care of pesky insects. velu and YUSER_ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikred Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 You must switch off the power input to the inverter to maintain it's efficiency.Hmm...doesn't switching it off trigger the power to run on inverter? The one at my home is always switched on. I think I can experiment that today as no one's at home. Sent from my Redmi Note 4 using Tapatalk beetle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YUSER_ Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 13 minutes ago, nikred said: Hmm...doesn't switching it off trigger the power to run on inverter? The one at my home is always switched on. I think I can experiment that today as no one's at home. Sent from my Redmi Note 4 using Tapatalk In this case he is using inverter just as a ups which allowed a computer to run for a shorter period during power cuts earlier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velu Posted June 12, 2019 Author Share Posted June 12, 2019 13 hours ago, YUSER_ said: Don't switch off the power from main plug, battery won't charge and there will be less power in the battery if you were using it for long hours during power cuts. 13 hours ago, MechEng said: You must switch off the power input to the inverter to maintain it's efficiency. 13 hours ago, MechEng said: He's also right if where you live has long power cuts. problem here is frequent short power cuts , like 5-10 mins .. when it rains then we have 2hrs of power cut after the rain probably on a normal day we have power for 23 hrs battery will be full most of times , if i am not using it and the battery is full , then i can switch off the power to invertor right , because battery is full already ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velu Posted June 12, 2019 Author Share Posted June 12, 2019 5 hours ago, beetle said: Here... or velu could get a cat to take care of pesky insects. i use dodo this with my cat everyday when i was a kid sometimes when i goto my grandparents place , me and my brother go for fishing in the nearby canal ( with 25paise hook and 2rs nylon line ) with our cat and give all the catches to our cat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YUSER_ Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 (edited) 23 minutes ago, velu said: problem here is frequent short power cuts , like 5-10 mins .. when it rains then we have 2hrs of power cut after the rain probably on a normal day we have power for 23 hrs battery will be full most of times , if i am not using it and the battery is full , then i can switch off the power to invertor right , because battery is full already ? Yes and it is safe too if you are living in an area affected by frequent thunderbolts Edited June 12, 2019 by YUSER_ velu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikred Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Is this common in India? Buying batteries and inverters? Is the power supply that unreliable?Hyderabad almost has 24/7 power supply. Maybe there could be unplanned power cuts once in a while but no planned load shedding. The most visible positive thing since KCR came into...erm... power. Sent from my Redmi Note 4 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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