Heh, that reminds me:
On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 5:16 PM, Ben Scott <mailvor...@gmail.com> wrote: > \On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 2:29 PM, David > Mazzaccaro<david.mazzacc...@hudsonhhc.com> wrote: > > Wondering what others typically see their UPS equipment running an > internal > > temp at? > > My APC 3000XLS has gotten up to 103.2 F, just wondering how bad that > is??? > > I have no hard evidence, but I suspect APC UPSes have some kind of > long-standard failure mode where they overcharge the batteries, > leading to the batteries swelling and getting stuck in the unit. High > temperatures would be another symptom of overcharging. Check to see > if the batteries will still slide out of the unit or not. If not, be > ready with a screwdriver and a downtime window the next battery > change. You'll have to disassemble the entire chassis. > > As I said, no hard evidence, but I've experienced stuck swollen > batteries several times myself. Only with APC. Many others report > the same. Google finds many, many hits for this for APC, few or none > for other manufactures. > > This apparent design defect is my only complaint about APC. > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > -- Devin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
