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In message <jfq9c01kogmrku8hedjt5hrb4k4e8ea1pj@4ax.com>, Paul Hopwood 
<paul@hopwood.org.uk> writes
>
>I'm running a PC off a APC SmartUPS 420.  It passes self-test and,
>after four hours or so, the PowerChute software reports the battery
>capacity to be at 100% with 6 minutes of runtime remaining.  The load
>looks fine, with one PC fitted with a 400W PSU drawing around 35%-40%
>of capacity, depending on what it's doing at the time.
>
>However, if I pull the AC supply the UPS and the attached server die
>immediately.  If I run PowerChute after reconnecting power and
>bringing it back up it reports the battery is discharged and only has
>about 20% charge with less than a minute run time.
>
>My gut feeling is the battery is shafted
Go with your gut. RS components, Farnell, CPC or (shudder) Maplin should 
all be able to supply.
To test the battery, you could stick a car headlight bulb across it and 
monitor the battery voltage, I bet it would drop off real quick.
-- 
Clint Sharp