Re: [Hampshire] Domestic UPS

On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:03:07 +0000
Simon Capstick <simon@???> wrote:

> <UPSHorrorStory>
> Just don't place the UPS on thick carpet, even if the air holes
> aren't obstructed. I nearly lost the house at Christmas to an APC
> SmartUPS 1000 (under desk model)! I presume there was some
> sensor/overcharging error too because the batteries severely bulged
> out and I could hear the electrolyte boiling. The UPS case was too
> hot to touch. It was my wife who smelt the burning. Good job we
> were in at the time. </UPSHorrorStory>

The only time I used a UPS was with a similar model and I found it
far too noisy to have under the desk so gave up on it - just as well
by the sound of it.

Mine ended up at Jamies and since we don't have many problems with
power supply in this area, I can only remember one cut in the last
few years, I can get along without one. None of my systems are
set to reboot when power is restored so I can monitor the manual
reboot.

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John Lewis
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