Re: Advice Needed on APC Uninterruptable Power Supplies

Hi Jon,
i had the exact experience with my 2200. I borrowed batteries from a
3300 (?) and that brought it back to life.
I bought replacement batteries on ebay for <$50 and included a shippers
tag for returning the
bad ones to the Recyclers! I have another set of batteries you can
borrow...jay

lucia greco wrote:
> I can tell you from when I had the same problem my self that you should try
> and by new ones and trade up from the ones you have . Apc offers a
> discount on new units. And they will take the old batteries and dispose of
> them safely for free that way.
>
>
>
> Lucia Greco
> University of California Berkeley
> Assistive Technology Specialist
> (510) 643-7591
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-micronet-list_at_lists.berkeley.edu
> [mailto:owner-micronet-list_at_lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jon Forrest
> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 3:52 PM
> To: Micronet-UCB microcomputer support user group
> Subject: [Micronet] Advice Needed on APC Uninterruptable Power Supplies
>
> I have 4 different APC UPSs. They haven't been used in a long time, probably
> 3 years, so I wasn't expecting them to be ready to use. I plugged them in
> today hoping that I'd be able to use the APC agent software to get some idea
> of the state of the batteries.
>
> To my surprise, all 4 UPSs are acting totally dead, and don't respond to
> button pushes or queries from the monitoring software. Again, I knew the
> batteries would be dead but I expected the electronics inside, when hooked
> up to wall power, would be able to function.
>
> I was going to decide whether to replace the batteries but now I'm not sure
> the UPSs are working at all.
> Would you risk buying replacement batteries or would you just send them to
> Excess and Salvage?
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> Cordially,
> --
> Jon Forrest
> forrest_at_ce.berkeley.edu
> Computer Resources Manager
> Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept.
> 305 Davis Hall
> Univ. of Calif., Berkeley
> Berkeley, CA 94720-1710
> 510-642-0904
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