[ale] UPS

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APC is my weapon of choice, just got a 3000va 2U for the rack at the house.


On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:

> APC is a solid brand. No need to change due to a single unit failure.
> Overload likely caused by battery shorting failure during a charge cycle.
> Dead batteries can kill a UPS.
>
> On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 3:46 PM, Sean Kilpatrick <kilpatms at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> **
>>
>> I was away this past weekend. When we got back Sunday afternoon the UPS
>> that protects my box was buzzing. Although the computer and monitor were
>> both turned off, the idiot light was blinking to indicate an overload!
>>
>> Testing indicated that the innards were fried, so replacing the nearly
>> dead batteries wasn't going to help. (The unit was at least six years old.)
>> This is somewhat odd, as no other electronics (all buffered by lightweight
>> surge protectors) seem to be damaged: router, switches/hubs, printer,
>> stereo, TVs, etc.
>>
>> So I could use some advice: get another uninterrupted power supply from
>> APC or try a different brand?
>>
>> Sean
>>
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