UPS dying...

[Digimer]

On 09/06/2012 09:09 PM, Stephen wrote:
> On 12-09-06 09:03 PM, Peter King wrote:
>> My UPS seems to be dying.
>>
>> It's an APC Back-UPS XS 1000, which I've had for several
>> years. Recently it has begun to trip into "Overload" mode
>> for no apparent reason (no particular load was being put
>> on it), at random but ever-more-frequently occurring times.
>>
>> The battery is probably no longer holding its charge, and
>> hence the "overload" it reports.
>>
>> So it's time to get a new UPS.
>>
>>
> Why not just replace the battery?
>
> http://www.apc.com/products/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=APCRBC123

The symptoms he's describing are possibly unrelated to the battery. It 
would be a somewhat expensive gamble.

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