Re: Advice Needed on APC Uninterruptable Power Supplies

Jon,

Just in case the simple has been overlooked, are the batteries
connected inside the UPS box? Usually they are delivered
un-connected. Perhaps they were stored that way also.

At 04:13 PM 12/13/2006, Graham A. Patterson wrote:

>I think the cheapest APC battery is $30 or so. I'd check the battery
>contacts, and see what the device does without a battery. If it is
>still non responsive even after an overnight soak, I would probably
>write it off. The sub-500VA ones are not expensive. If you have the
>cables already then look at APC's outlet for refurbished units.
>
>E&S will take the unit, but I think the battery is classed as
>hazardous and needs special arrangements. I have two units I need to
>put in the system on our next cycle.
>
>By and large I like these bricks. I mostly use them for controlled
>shutdown of critical systems and some power smoothing.
>
>
>Graham
>
>--
>Graham Patterson, System Administration
>Dept. of Economics, UC Berkeley (510)643-5397
>
>
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