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Article #242Re: APC SmartUPS problem
From: Paul Hopwood
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 23:19
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 23:19
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"Graham W" <graham@his.com.puter.INVALID> wrote: >>> I've got a new battery on order; Yuasa part worked out half the price >>> of an APC replacement. >> Battery arrived today, was fitted and appears to have fixed the >> problem. Thanks to everyone who offered advice. >It would be worth checking the terminal voltage under charging >conditions to make sure that the death of its predecessor wasn't >down to over-charging. 13.8V is often quoted as suitable for >sealed lead-acid batteries. According to the PowerChute software the UPS itself reports the voltage at 13.85V. Any reason I should mistrust it? The UPS was manufactured in 1999 and, to the best of my knowledge, was still on the original battery so probably just died of old age. :) -- >iv< Paul >iv<
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