Re: APC Matrix 5000 question(s) (please, lets end this)

2006-08-02 Thread joe mcguckin
Can't you guys take this off-list? I'm seeing this thread gatewayed on *another* mailing list also.  Somehow, APC battery maintenance doesn't seem like a critical topic (unlike for example, internet pipe cleaning day) ^) Joe McGuckinViaNet Communications[EMAIL PROTECTED]650-207-0372 cell650-213-130

Re: APC Matrix 5000 question(s)

2006-08-02 Thread up
On Wed, 2 Aug 2006, Matthew Sullivan wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Update: I replaced the batteries today, and indeed, several of the old > > ones (mostly in the first pack) were split and some had popped a couple of > > their "sealed" tops. > > > > I left for several hours and came bac

Re: APC Matrix 5000 question(s)

2006-08-01 Thread Matthew Sullivan
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Update: I replaced the batteries today, and indeed, several of the old ones (mostly in the first pack) were split and some had popped a couple of their "sealed" tops. I left for several hours and came back to the house stinking like burning rubber. The new batteries ar

Re: APC Matrix 5000 question(s)

2006-08-01 Thread Michael Loftis
--On July 28, 2006 9:33:59 AM -0400 "Robert E.Seastrom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I left for several hours and came back to the house stinking like burning rubber. The new batteries are apparently melting the terminal rubber insulation. I had to throw it bac

Re: APC Matrix 5000 question(s)

2006-07-28 Thread Robert E . Seastrom
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I left for several hours and came back to the house stinking like burning > rubber. The new batteries are apparently melting the terminal rubber > insulation. I had to throw it back into bypass mode and unplug that pack > (the only one with new batteries!) By "term

Re: APC Matrix 5000 question(s)

2006-07-27 Thread up
On Thu, 27 Jul 2006, Michael J Wise wrote: > On Jul 27, 2006, at 5:10 AM, Ray Van Dolson wrote: > > > In any case, give APC support a holler. > > Definitely. > > > I'm always nervous doing any sort of maintenance on our Symmetra. > > The Symmetra is a completely different animal from the 5000, th

Re: APC Matrix 5000 question(s)

2006-07-27 Thread Warren Kumari
On Jul 27, 2006, at 12:25 PM, Robert E.Seastrom wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've had this APC Matrix 5000 with 3 XR battery packs for almost 6 years As others on the list have noted, your batteries are almost certainly ready to head off to the battery recycler. In terms of what to

Re: APC Matrix 5000 question(s)

2006-07-27 Thread Roy
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've had this APC Matrix 5000 with 3 XR battery packs for almost 6 years Do you have the little telephone cables connecting the battery packs properly connected? Does the UPS think is has three cells? If no to these questions, it could indicate why the

Re: APC Matrix 5000 question(s)

2006-07-27 Thread Robert E . Seastrom
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I've had this APC Matrix 5000 with 3 XR battery packs for almost 6 years As others on the list have noted, your batteries are almost certainly ready to head off to the battery recycler. In terms of what to put inside the XR packs, they're Group 24 AGM batteries, 12v

RE: APC Matrix 5000 question(s)

2006-07-27 Thread Brian Wilson
>> Hi, >> i am very sure that the batterys are dead. APC recommends to change the >> batterys every 3 to 5 years. I'd change them every 3 years to be sure. >> Its very unlikely that your 6 year old packs are still fully functional. >> I had the same symptoms at a customers APC (3000VA) and the b

Re: APC Matrix 5000 question(s)

2006-07-27 Thread Malcolm Staudinger
Hi, i am very sure that the batterys are dead. APC recommends to change the batterys every 3 to 5 years. I'd change them every 3 years to be sure. Its very unlikely that your 6 year old packs are still fully functional. I had the same symptoms at a customers APC (3000VA) and the battery packs we

Re: APC Matrix 5000 question(s)

2006-07-27 Thread Jonas Frey
Hi, i am very sure that the batterys are dead. APC recommends to change the batterys every 3 to 5 years. I'd change them every 3 years to be sure. Its very unlikely that your 6 year old packs are still fully functional. I had the same symptoms at a customers APC (3000VA) and the battery packs wer