[GRLUG] Good local source for UPSs

[Michael Mol]

Unfortunately, this particular model isn't even designed to have its
batteries serviced.

On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 1:02 PM, Thad Ward <coderjoe69 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Not necessarily. I had a UPS stop working and just shriek at me until I replaced the
> batteries. Annoyingly, even through it was doing regular self tests, it never seemed
> to sound the "change batteries soon" alarm (and I didn't have the monitoring cable
> connected). One day it went to do a test and just shut down and started screaming.
>
> I also have a smaller UPS of the same design as yours, and it would not power on
> when the batteries were dead. Not a nice thing to discover when you're 850 miles
> from home, tight on time, and didn't have a need for battery replacement budgeted.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com>
>> To: "Mailing List for LUG in greater Grand Rapids, MI area." <grlug at grlug.org>
>> Cc:
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 10:20 AM
>> Subject: Re: [GRLUG] Good local source for UPSs
>>
>> I'm fairly certain it's not the batteries; if it were, I'd still be
>> able to power on the UPS. It's more likely the input voltage regulator
>> or switching control.
>>
>> I'll bring it in and you can play with it.
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 10:16 AM, Casey DuBois <casey at grlug.org> wrote:
>>>  Batteries plus has always done a good job.
>>>
>>>  On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 10:13 AM, Joseph McLaughlin
>> <jwm8351 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>  Open it up and measure the voltage at the batteries.
>>>>  Or if the batteries are bulging.
>>>>
>>>>  Then replace the batteries.
>>>>
>>>>  There is still a bug in the program must use RAID!
>>>>  ________________________________
>>>>  From: Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com>
>>>>  To: "GRLUG, List" <grlug at grlug.org>
>>>>  Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 9:54 AM
>>>>  Subject: [GRLUG] Good local source for UPSs
>>>>
>>>>  So I had a 1500VA Tripp-Lite UPS die on me this morning. I suspect I
>>>>  overloaded it; it powered two PCs and an LCD monitor. Resetting the
>>>>  breaker didn't help, and the temperature in that room has been in
>> the
>>>>  mid 90s much of the time over the last few weeks. (Good airflow only
>>>>  goes so far when the air you have to exchange with is hot...)
>>>>
>>>>  So I need to find a new UPS. Something that'd sit comfortably on or
>>>>  under a table, and probably a hair more powerful than 1500VA.
>>>>
>>>>  Does anyone have any recommended local sources? I've got a family
>>>>  member I could conceivably go  to, but I haven't approached him for
>>>>  this kind of thing before, so I wanted to see what other options there
>>>>  were, first.
>>>>
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