Re: Re: [OT] Big Bang - and a spare couple of batteries!

[Wayne <Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yep - the 'two unit' high tower version - if you get my meaning -
although it is only one unit.
Its a real shame, as it did seem to power for a while without tripping
anything, was just getting the 'didn't we do well' feeling you get when
something actually seems to work after being attacked with a soldering
iron!

As for the batteries, I'm looking to see what I can use them in -
another UPS rather than getting rid, as the little thing I have at the
moment needs the batteries replacing as well. For what I'm running the
2200 I think would have given days runtime (maybe not! but you get my
meaning). don't know if the 1000's use the same batteries and if they
would work better. (If it uses one rather than two - then I already have
a spare!)

All depends on price at this point - and how good the mood is from the
missus, although the beeping that goes off at the moment what seems to
be every 8 hours or so could be a good convincer to get a new USP :)


Cheers
Wayne.



Andy Whitfield wrote:
> I guess this is the tower version?
> Very common for someone to pick it up via the bottom plastic fascia
> and for both the fascias to rip off , severing the control panel
> ribbon cable.  The UPS drops to the floor, all 50 Kgs of it.  It is
> probably the UPS hitting the floor that has done something to its
> electronics and caused it to go bang when you powered it up.
> They aren't repairable when they go bang!
> BTW I've got a number of UPSs that need repair (they haven't gone
> bang, they have other faults).  I don't have the time or space to do
> them.  If anyone wants to take them on, let me know.  I will
> pay!   ;-)
>
> So are you looking for another UPS?    or to get rids of the
> batteries?
>
> Regards
> Andy the UPS Man.
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Wayne <Wayne@...> wrote:
>
>> Hiya all,
>>
>> Having 'acquired' a soon to be binned APC 2200 from an insurance
>>
> claim I
>
>> finally got around to fixing it today. The 'fault' that originally
>>
> had
>
>> was down to some removal company trying to move it by pulling on
>>
> the
>
>> face plate and shearing the ribbon cable that joined it to the
>>
> main board.
>
>> No problems I thought - If it was going to be 'binned' I might be
>>
> able
>
>> to fix that! Hence it being sat in the kitchen for the last few
>>
> months
>
>> waiting for me to get around to doing something with it.
>>
>> Dug out some 8 core cable and soldered it all in - all looked ok
>>
> so far.
>
>> Anyways - to cut a few paragraphs out of this essay, lets say I
>>
> jumped a
>
>> few feet in the air when it let out a loud bang and tripped the
>>
> mains
>
>> out! (and it wasnt a wiring problem from replacing the lead
>>
> either - I
>
>> checked!) I'm guessing there must have been something else that
>>
> happened
>
>> to that APC as well as the lead shearing.
>>
>> So, I've effectively got 2 chunky APC batteries from a 2200 and no
>>
> APC
>
>> for em to go into yet!
>> Mr Andy - if your reading... ;-)
>>
>> Cheers!
>> Wayne.
>>
>
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