Hi! :) We're experiencing bouts of lumpy electricity tonight, due to high winds, and my old battery powered UPS is not picking up the slack. It hasn't for a while, and as far as I can tell, the battery's nonremovable.
The difficulty is that my room is not grounded. Part of the rest of the house is - due to the replacement of the fuse box with a circuit breaker after the tornado in May of '03. Dad has tried to jury-rig the UPS a bit (it would be really expensive to ground what is currently ungrounded), but the wiring fault light stays lit all the time. However, the UPS did work for at least a couple of years. It's a Cyber Power 585AVR, with 6 place for plugs (3 battery/surge, 3 surge only). I usually use all six plugs in the summer (one for a box fan), and like having the one spare. Is this still a good brand to get? Is it possible to get something with batteries I could switch out, and would that feature be worth it? I seem to remember that was a possibility in a much higher end UPS when I bought this one. There was also a controversy on whether or not a switchable battery was worth while. My school paper is now finished and turned in, so losing power is not as big of a deal as it was earlier tonight < rolls eyes >. Living with this one is not usually a problem, but twice a year when the weather changes, the high winds and storms come in - that's when I think about getting a new one. Any opinions or ideas out there? Thanks Theresa Gentlemen, I believe we have much to discuss. (Robert Lansing as Control, the Equalizer, "Trial By Ordeal" ) ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/67folB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
