ttrott Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 I have a Millenium with an Intelliquilter. I recently bought a UPS to safeguard against drops in power that occur regularly in my area. I charged the battery for 48 hours then started quilting a design as usual. Whilst the computer was quilting away I turned the power off at the wall to see what would happen when the battery kicked in. The IQ kept going OK but the Millie seemed to go haywire taking tiny little stitches. I am in Australia so our machines have to work through a transformer to convert the current but I don't think that has anything to do with it. The UPS I bought is rated 1000va/600w. Does anyone know if what I bought isn't big enough? Or don't they work with APQS? Thanks Toni Trott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Hello Toni, Welcome to the group. Maybe this previous post will help you out. http://www.apqs.com/quiltboard/viewthread.php?tid=15520&page=1#pid167988 Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttrott Posted November 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Thanks Kristina. The one I have has a step wave rather than a sine wave so it looks like that might be my problem. Toni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matildanme Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Hi Toni, Sorry cant help but wanted to say "Hi" to a fellow Aussie! WHere abouts are you? I'm on the Mornington Peninsula in Vic. Hope you find a solution so your problem Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busy Quilting Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 My hubby who is a computer guru says that the Millie is drawing more power than what is available from the UPS, it will run a computer, but not the Millie as well. I also am in SE Queensland and he has my Millie on a UPS that has 50% more power than yours. He says that I would still not be able to quilt with it if the power failed. It is only for protection should a powere surge hit the house. A UPS just keeps the power at a constant voltage so that you can power down your computers etc. Lyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susanne.Hughes Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Hi Toni, I did the maintenance course this year and the manual we were issued has this info in it. I will make a copy of it and drop it in on Tuesday sometime, if I cannot get it scanned onto my computer this weekend. Amy talked about a UPS from SmartKing Model SMK-1500A and Model SMK-2000A. Whatever brand you do get will have to have a pure sine wave output. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smorris Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 Hi Toni If you go to this link , http://www.compuquilter.com/node/1264 you can read about a suppressor that should work very well for you. I have tried to chase these up in Australia, without any luck. The power that the Milli draws is quite small but the UPS' we can easily get in our shops Tandy, Dick Smith and the like are not suitable. They will work for the computer though. If you need any further help, email me or give me a call. Best wishes Sue in Australia APQS Australia Compuquilter Australia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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