On Monday 06 August 2007 22:10, Ben Scott wrote:
Hi all,
Off-topic but still techie question: Does anyone know anything
about charging the batteries from a UPS using external equipment
(i.e., not the charger built-in to the UPS)?
The battery consists of eight smaller units, wired
Ben Scott writes:
Now, I don't want to have to spend $350 on a replacement battery
only to find out that it's the UPS itself that's shot. I'm thinking
if I can find some way to charge up the battery to minimum levels, I
can at least test the UPS to see if it works. It doesn't have to hold
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
First, confirm that these batteries are wired IN PARALLEL, NOT IN
SERIES. (If they are in series, you're looking at a highly
non-standard 96V implementation. No problem, though... just
disconnect them all and charge them separately.)
This ups takes 2 sets of
Ben Scott wrote:
On 8/6/07, Sean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am beginning to think it is my drive as the problem, it
seems to be writing a great deal when I see the problem.
Time for backups!
No, the time for backups is *before* you start having trouble ;-)
Actually I keep backups
On Monday 06 August 2007 22:10, Ben Scott wrote:
Now, I don't want to have to spend $350 on a replacement battery
only to find out that it's the UPS itself that's shot.
For what it's worth, APC.com lists their replacement batteries for $280 for an
SU3000RM3U. I've had bad luck with
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
IIRC, APC UPSs (how's that for an acronym?) generally ship with the
batteries DISCONNECTED. When you get it and first open the box, the
instructions tell you how to hook them up.
U.S. FAA DOT requests that batteries are disconnected. during shipment.
It is a
Top Reply, bad netiquette etc, but I have a few of those sealed lead
acid batteries, almost new and unused, $10 each if you want to collect
them from Manchester.
Chris
On 8/7/07, Dan Jenkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
IIRC, APC UPSs (how's that for an acronym?)
This is an amalgamated reply. Thanks for all the responses,
everyone, it's been informative and educational, as always. :)
On 8/7/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Most UPSs use gel cell batteries ...
These are gel cells. So-called sealed lead-acid.
On 8/7/07, Jim Kuzdrall
On 8/7/07, Jim Kuzdrall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It is safe to recharge them with a conventional automotive battery
charger as you suggest. ... If anything goes wrong, they will just
get hot or not take a charge.
On 8/7/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Gel cells require
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Ben -
I've almost never seen an APC Smart-UPS that was
actually defective. I'd certainly take a chance on
the batteries.
There's an outfit on Ebay that sells a privately
branded ZEUS SLA battery at a very reasonable price
(batteryman20). I've ordered many times had very good
luck with their
I ran scared from EE classes.
My neighbor has a 1500VA APC UPS of similar vintage, perhaps from a
similar scrapheap, marked as 'dead'. He 'jumpstarted' it with an
automotive battery charger/conditioner, and it works fine a couple
years later. If I were to guess, perhaps his unit only had
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