Re: [MBZ] OT: Computer Uninterruptable Power Supplies

2013-01-12 Thread Brian Toscano
If you replace with a laptop, would you really need the UPS? Just sayin'. On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 12:28 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:21:25 -0600 Benz Hogs benz-n-h...@gulseth.net wrote: Possibly this: http://www.fixya.com/support/t8134863-apc_smart

[MBZ] OT: Computer Uninterruptable Power Supplies

2013-01-11 Thread Craig
Last night, about 0330, our APC Smart-UPS 2200XL started making noise and blinking all of its front panel LEDs. I shut down the computer and turned the UPS off. This morning, I tried it again and found that it now constantly made noise and all of the front panel LEDs were on steady. This does not

Re: [MBZ] OT: Computer Uninterruptable Power Supplies

2013-01-11 Thread Benz Hogs
Possibly this: http://www.fixya.com/support/t8134863-apc_smart though that seems highly unlikely. Maybe this: http://forums.isxusergroups.com/thread.jspa?messageID=29668 Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL '98 ML320 Max (159,xxx mi) On 1/11/2013 10:55 AM, Craig wrote: Last night, about 0330,

Re: [MBZ] OT: Computer Uninterruptable Power Supplies

2013-01-11 Thread Max Dillon
If more than a few years old, electronics may have died. Most UPS seem to die quickly once out of warranty. We only replace batteries when the UPS had never been in service but simply sat on the shelf until the batteries got stale. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa

Re: [MBZ] OT: Computer Uninterruptable Power Supplies

2013-01-11 Thread Craig
On Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:21:25 -0600 Benz Hogs benz-n-h...@gulseth.net wrote: Possibly this: http://www.fixya.com/support/t8134863-apc_smart though that seems highly unlikely. Yes, that answer is wrong, not only for me, but for the person that posed the question on the page. There is one LED