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NickAVD

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Yeah I remembered that they also gave a ballast after I posted that. It's been a long time since I've used one.
So the computer uninterruptible power supply smooths out power flow? That's interesting to know. I've never used one so I don't know much about them. If that's the case that really is valuable information 🙂👍
Yes, it is.
The UPS must power the computer using internal DC battery power. Therefore, the UPS must convert DC power to AC power, forming a sinusoidal amplitude of the output voltage. Thus, the sinusoid at the UPS output is always better than the mains voltage at home.
 

Astrid.C

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Try as mentioned a different outlet see if that corrects the problem -- that is annoying when this happens and you dont have access to getting it corrected and a pain in the a** to get it all together --the only thing about MVB is they need to be changed out every 6 months and they are spendy to begin w/ - the bulb would need to be unobstructed in order to get the full UVB rays as well - you said it was shipped from the states? Did you try these websites Leading Online Reptile Shop | Next Day Delivery | Internet Reptile or this one Swell Reptiles - The UK's biggest online reptile specialist
Thanks Karrie, sorry my mistake, the eBay seller ships from UK to my country, Malaysia. I check the 2 links above they not shipping to Malaysia, like most of the sellers who don't
 

Astrid.C

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At this point I'm not sure what else you can try 😔 the only other thing I could think of is maybe some kind of inline rectifier to smooth put the power supply, but I don't even know if something like that is available for a.c. current 😔
Maybe one last suggestion, if you can get a mercury vapor bulb they provide full spectrum light. That might not flicker like a ballasted bulb.
Me and my dragon really thanks and appreciate the concern and any suggestion everyone shared to us here
 

Astrid.C

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Yes, it is.
The UPS must power the computer using internal DC battery power. Therefore, the UPS must convert DC power to AC power, forming a sinusoidal amplitude of the output voltage. Thus, the sinusoid at the UPS output is always better than the mains voltage at home.
Meaning it must be a computer UPS? Would something like a voltage regulator work? Because from my brief search just now, UPS is like a big battery must be charged and recharge to use while voltage regulator can be connected with the power supply
 

xp29

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Yes, it is.
The UPS must power the computer using internal DC battery power. Therefore, the UPS must convert DC power to AC power, forming a sinusoidal amplitude of the output voltage. Thus, the sinusoid at the UPS output is always better than the mains voltage at home.
Hrrmm interesting. I've never used one so I'm just hypothesizing, so it takes an A.C. power input, converts it to D.C., then converts it back to A.C. as a stable source of A.C.?
Or is it solely battery powered and just acts as a capacitor to absord surges and mitigate dips in the main power source?
 

xp29

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Meaning it must be a computer UPS? Would something like a voltage regulator work? Because from my brief search just now, UPS is like a big battery must be charged and recharge to use while voltage regulator can be connected with the power supply
I'm kindda wondering that also, I'm out of my area of expertise one these things.
 

NickAVD

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Meaning it must be a computer UPS? Would something like a voltage regulator work? Because from my brief search just now, UPS is like a big battery must be charged and recharge to use while voltage regulator can be connected with the power supply
Yes, it should be a computer UPS. I am sure that APC UPS output a pure sine wave as an alternating voltage source. If you have a different UPS manufacturer, you can check this by looking at the UPS manual.
The voltage regulator will not synthesize a pure sine wave, so it will not work in our case.
The operating principle of the UPS is not as you described (charge and use until discharged).
It's simple - the UPS is connected to your home electrical network. While your home network is in order, the UPS charges its internal battery and outputs a pure sine wave to power your computer or a device sensitive to the quality of power. As soon as your home network starts to surge or the electricity goes out completely, the UPS switches to using its internal battery and your computer continues to work without noticing this switch. at the same time, the UPS monitors the state of your home power network and as soon as it is normalized, it switches to it (at the same time replenishing the charge in the battery, which it spent during the period of absence of external electricity). This is a fairly expensive device to buy it just to check the lamp, I just suggested such a check if you already have it. it is often used in houses with problems in the electrical network to which stationary computers are connected.
 

NickAVD

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Hrrmm interesting. I've never used one so I'm just hypothesizing, so it takes an A.C. power input, converts it to D.C., then converts it back to A.C. as a stable source of A.C.?
Or is it solely battery powered and just acts as a capacitor to absord surges and mitigate dips in the main power source?
In the message above I described the principle of operation, but I should clarify.
Usually in high-quality UPS at any time at the output of the UPS there is a synthesized pure sine wave. This is necessary so that at the moment of switching from external power supply to the battery, the sine wave does not shift in phase. i.e. there is no uneven junction between the sine wave of the external network and the sine wave generated by the UPS.
 

NickAVD

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Foxy
so it takes an A.C. power input, converts it to D.C., then converts it back to A.C. as a stable source of A.C.?
Your question about converting from AC to DC and then back to AC is understandable. I think that UPS manufacturers solve it in different ways. But I think that when working from external AC there is no point in converting to DC voltage, most likely there are solutions for converting "bad" AC voltage to a pure sine wave without resorting to converting to DC voltage.
That is, a DC to AC converter is only needed in battery powered mode.
 

xp29

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Ruby, Sinatra, Zsa Zsa
Your question about converting from AC to DC and then back to AC is understandable. I think that UPS manufacturers solve it in different ways. But I think that when working from external AC there is no point in converting to DC voltage, most likely there are solutions for converting "bad" AC voltage to a pure sine wave without resorting to converting to DC voltage.
That is, a DC to AC converter is only needed in battery powered mode.
I follow now 👍 the D.C. is for in the event of a total failure of incoming A.C. otherwise the D.C. is on standby. The device just regulates the incoming A.C. to a stable wave form.
When I find some free time it might be interesting to dig into how these function internally.
I always just assumed in a power outage they just switched to D.C. battery backup with an internal inverter to continue power supply. I wasn't aware they actually created a stabilized power.
 

Astrid.C

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Yes, it should be a computer UPS. I am sure that APC UPS output a pure sine wave as an alternating voltage source. If you have a different UPS manufacturer, you can check this by looking at the UPS manual.
The voltage regulator will not synthesize a pure sine wave, so it will not work in our case.
The operating principle of the UPS is not as you described (charge and use until discharged).
It's simple - the UPS is connected to your home electrical network. While your home network is in order, the UPS charges its internal battery and outputs a pure sine wave to power your computer or a device sensitive to the quality of power. As soon as your home network starts to surge or the electricity goes out completely, the UPS switches to using its internal battery and your computer continues to work without noticing this switch. at the same time, the UPS monitors the state of your home power network and as soon as it is normalized, it switches to it (at the same time replenishing the charge in the battery, which it spent during the period of absence of external electricity). This is a fairly expensive device to buy it just to check the lamp, I just suggested such a check if you already have it. it is often used in houses with problems in the electrical network to which stationary computers are connected.
Hi can help me see is this a suitable one? I describe the lamp situation to the seller and they recommend this. At this price I can consider to try it out.

 

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