Have been seeing lots of that with APC UPSs. On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 5:55 PM, Sam Cayze <[email protected]> wrote:
> Same here, I've had it happen. Sucks. > Just pulled out a battery this morning that looks like this: > http://i.imgur.com/42gPp.jpg > > Could barely get it out, thought for sure I was going to have to buy > another > UPS. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Crawford, Scott [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 4:32 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: The U in UPS stands for...? > > I had a "what the heck" moment after reading the first line. It's so > ridiculous, you almost have to think you're misunderstanding something. I > guess the assumption is that the power fails more often than the battery so > it's a net gain for uptime. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 4:17 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: The U in UPS stands for...? > > "The UPS has an automatic self-test feature which periodically tests the > battery. When the battery needs to be replaced, the UPS will indicate this > by dropping the load." > > We lost all phones and networking for a few minutes in one of our > buildings today. The APC Smart-UPS powering the comm rack did a self-test; > apparently it didn't like the battery and dropped the load during the test. > It re-powered itself after, but with "Replace Battery" lit now. This is > the > second time this year I've had a Smart-UPS do that. I've had it happen to > me before, too. What's the point of a self-test if the behavior is > identical to failing during operation? > > F'ing APC. I bet the batteries are swollen and stuck in the unit, too. > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
