Mark,
The batteries in a UPS are lead-acid, same as a car battery. They do
wear out after a while. I have 4 UPSs between home and office. I've
replaced batts in 2 of them, I'd say averaging 4-5 years of use.
One way to test it is pull the UPS's plug out of the wall. If the computer
doesn't stay powered up, you need a new battery. Theoretically,
something else could be wrong with the UPS, but it's very unlikely.
I bought my replacement batts on Ebay.
73,
Barry W2UP
On 9 Mar 2002 Mark Beckwith wrote:
> All this UPS talk is making my head spin. Sorry. Simple question: I have
> stupid blackouts which last about a second about twice a month because I
> have a stupid power company. Complaining did not work. I got a UPS - an
> APC ES350. It worked for a year. But now, when I get home and the alarm
> clock is flashing, the computer has rebooted and the answering machine is
> back to Mr. JA-san saying "please-leave; A MESSage." Obviously the UPS has
> become an IPS.
>
> Do I have to replace the battery in the UPS? Is this a common thing? How
> do I know? Internet source for these batteries?
>
> Sorry this is off-topic, but theoretically it could happen during a contest
> and I need to be prepared :)
>
> Mark, N5OT
>
>
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