I had trouble like this years ago. Seems that some UPSes only recognize
sine-wave AC power, whereas some UPSes provice something more like
sawtooth or square-wave AC power.
Inserting a Variac (very inefficient) between the generator and the
sensitive UPSes fixed the problem.
Dave Hilton
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