I had 2 of these APC units indicate a battery replacement; both purchased at the same time. It was about a week before the replacement arrived. They both are in an air conditioned server room. One came out no problem.
---------------------- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575 Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 Fax: (608) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com _____ From: N Parr [mailto:[email protected]] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:48:56 -0500 Subject: RE: APC Rackmount UPS !...@$(@#!@(!)#($% How long was the unit alarmed out telling you to replace the batteries before you actually did it? I've had the same issue, especially in non temp controlled environments. But usually only after I ignored the replace battery alarm for a while. _____ From: Bob Hartung [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 2:43 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: APC Rackmount UPS !...@$(@#!@(!)#($% I just spent the better part of the day replacing the batteries in an APC 2U Rackmount UPS. Two of the four batteries had swollen and nothing was going to get the battery tray to slide out. What's worse is APC's cabinet design. They put a flange on the top front of the battery tray opening whose only purpose is the make sure you can't get a swollen battery out. And then you have to half-disassemble the whole UPS so you can use a pry bar to remove the batteries out the top, ripping the double-sided tape they use to hold the batteries to the tray. I think APC wants you to throw out the UPS when this happens. Are other UPSs this fiendishly designed? I've been annoyed by APC for the last couple of years on a number of issues and this one has me seriously considering their competitors. Any recommendations? Thanks. ---------------------- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575 Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 Fax: (608) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- You are currently subscribed to ntsysadmin as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/u?id=7870273.238b463d3f7b7a41f26488086ff18f46&n=T&l=ntsysadmin&o=9079694 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-9079694-7870273.238b463d3f7b7a41f26488086ff18...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- You are currently subscribed to ntsysadmin as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/u?id=8246710.a5c26bdff4793a0ca5ae4ee9a6d06a57&n=T&l=ntsysadmin&o=9079703 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-9079703-8246710.a5c26bdff4793a0ca5ae4ee9a6d06...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- You are currently subscribed to ntsysadmin as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/u?id=8142875.a9cf90b99baa17cb4fcf8293a59eb3b1&n=T&l=ntsysadmin&o=9079714 or send a blank email to leave-9079714-8142875.a9cf90b99baa17cb4fcf8293a59eb...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com
