On Mon, Nov 08, 2021 at 12:28:05PM -0500, Stewart Russell via talk wrote:
> This is probably not what Scott's looking for, but A-1 Electronics (the
> weird surplus place near Canada Computers Etobicoke) refurbishes APC UPSs
> and sells them at a reasonable price. No idea of current availability,
On Mon, Nov 08, 2021 at 11:21:07AM -0500, Scott Sullivan via talk wrote:
> The UPS was deliberately tripped while I was flipping breakers. But it locked
> up with a vague F04 error, which is some internal circuit fault. The internet
> 'wisdom' on resetting UPS has not resolved the fault. The
On Tue., Nov. 9, 2021, 14:47 Dave Cramer via talk, wrote:
> Well they cover shipping both ways. I thought it was a decent deal
>
It sounds like good product stewardship/EPR to me. Lead-acid battery
recycling is one of the good and true stories of how recycling should work.
The fines for losing
Well they cover shipping both ways. I thought it was a decent deal
On Tue, Nov 9, 2021, 9:29 AM Alvin Starr via talk wrote:
> That's a good way to keep product out of the used market.
> Raise your prices just enough to cover the buyback cost and keep it just a
> bit higher than what the used
That's a good way to keep product out of the used market.
Raise your prices just enough to cover the buyback cost and keep it just
a bit higher than what the used market will pay.
On 2021-11-09 06:04, Dave Cramer via talk wrote:
Apparently APC will buy them back
On Mon, Nov 8, 2021, 10:28 AM
Apparently APC will buy them back
On Mon, Nov 8, 2021, 10:28 AM Scott Sullivan via talk
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> For the first time in half a decade, I find myself needing a new UPS. My
> 1500VA APC UPS gave up the ghost this weekend.
>
> What brands are folks favoring theses days?
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On 2021-11-08 3:09 p.m., Don Tai via talk wrote:
UPS=uninterrupted power supply
UPS=United Parcel Service (not the subject here)
And you can buy a UPS at the UPS store. ;-)
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On 2021-11-08 3:06 p.m., Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:
Given reading this thread indicates you are not changing shipping
companies..my thought from the subject line smiles, just what does UPS
mean in this context?
UPS = Uninterruptible Power Supply
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UPS=uninterrupted power supply
UPS=United Parcel Service (not the subject here)
On Mon, 8 Nov 2021 at 15:07, Karen Lewellen
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> Given reading this thread indicates you are not changing shipping
> companies..my thought from the subject line smiles, just what does UPS
> mean in this context?
Given reading this thread indicates you are not changing shipping
companies..my thought from the subject line smiles, just what does UPS
mean in this context?
My second thought was that the p referred to power, but...anyway.
Kare
On Mon, 8 Nov 2021, Don Tai via talk wrote:
Open it up, find
On 2021-11-08 11:21 a.m., Scott Sullivan via talk wrote:
I've never been thrilled with the proprietary 10p4c ended usb cable
APC insists on.
The last 2 I bought use standard USB A-B cables.
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Usually I've been an APC user and I have about half a dozen 12+ year old units
around the office still in use (with replaced batteries).
For the past 5 years I've been buying CyberPower, which started out as a crappy
budget option about 20 years ago but now seems to be a good, reasonably priced
On 2021-11-08 10:38, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote:
Folks have recommended replacing the gel-cell batteries.
Where is a good source for these batteries? I prefer online.
(I have UPSes that need new batteries.)
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This is probably not what Scott's looking for, but A-1 Electronics (the
weird surplus place near Canada Computers Etobicoke) refurbishes APC UPSs
and sells them at a reasonable price. No idea of current availability, but
they used to have a few from mid-sized to too-heavy-to-move server room
units
>From personal experience:
https://www.cyberpowersystems.com/products/ups/
PFC SINEWAVE => CP1500PFCLCD
I have two of those that use standard USB-B. Works with Linux with no
special configuration, (tested with KDE: shows % remaining, charging state,
and can automatically turn monitor off,
The UPS was deliberately tripped while I was flipping breakers. But it locked
up with a vague F04 error, which is some internal circuit fault. The internet
'wisdom' on resetting UPS has not resolved the fault. The unit is 5 years old
and out of warranty. This could just be old age... but I've
On Mon, Nov 08, 2021 at 10:38:00AM -0500, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote:
> Folks have recommended replacing the gel-cell batteries.
>
> Where is a good source for these batteries? I prefer online.
I've had rapid service from both https://www.canadianbatteries.com/ and
On 2021-11-08 10:38 a.m., D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote:
Where is a good source for these batteries? I prefer online.
That depends on where you live. I have bought from a place in north
Mississauga and Sayal also has them.
https://www.magnacharge.com/
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Folks have recommended replacing the gel-cell batteries.
Where is a good source for these batteries? I prefer online.
(I have UPSes that need new batteries.)
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Open it up, find the battery specs, change the battery. button it up. Did
the electronics fry or did it just go dead? Chances are it is just the
battery
On Mon, 8 Nov 2021 at 10:28, Scott Sullivan via talk
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> For the first time in half a decade, I find myself needing a new UPS. My
>
On 2021-11-08 10:28 a.m., Scott Sullivan via talk wrote:
What brands are folks favoring theses days?
I bought a couple of APCs a while ago. They work well with Linux and
FreeBSD, which my pfsense firewall runs on.
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APC generally.
Are you considering just changing the battery?
On Mon, Nov 8, 2021 at 10:28 AM Scott Sullivan via talk
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> For the first time in half a decade, I find myself needing a new UPS. My
> 1500VA APC UPS gave up the ghost this weekend.
>
> What brands are folks favoring theses
For the first time in half a decade, I find myself needing a new UPS. My 1500VA
APC UPS gave up the ghost this weekend.
What brands are folks favoring theses days?
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