I’ve got an HPE R1500 G3 UPS that I was given and refurbed to be useable. Now that it’s in the rack and running, I want to fix things up a bit more.
Unfortunately the ears were not given with the UPS and I’d like to replace them. However everything I’m finding is listed as intended for switches/routers. Can anyone point me in a good direction, other than just watching eBay, where I might be able to get some replacement ears?
TIA
Edit: The ears WONT be bearing any weight, it’s just to keep it in place so it stays in until I want it out. I know it’s too heavy for ears alone.
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Measure the screw holes and check them against other ears. They might be a fairly common pattern.
Also make sure that the ears will properly support the weight of the UPS. Lead-acid batteries are hefty. I can’t tell from a quick search how it’s supposed to be set up. It might need ears front and back. Or, you might find full rails.
If all else fails, get a rack shelf and just let it sit on it. Or get some scrap wood and/or steel and fabricate something.
This.
I found a picture with a single set of ears on the front. But the spec sheet says it weighs 50lb. Personally I’d put it on a shelf or universal rails, then use the ears to keep it in place.
Fifty pounds??? Yeah that’s not going to work with just front rack ears, even if the batteries were all the way to the front.