Les Mikesell wrote:
On 4/14/2011 2:13 PM, m.roth@5-cent.us wrote:
Keep in mind that pretty much all of them that don't have multiple battery/control modules and auto-switching (like the big APC Symmetra's) will have their own failure modes 3 or 4 years out if you just plug them in and forget them. That is, they will cause downtime even if you don't have a power failure.
*shrug* You run the self-test every so often, or have apcupsd do it. In any case, when the "replace battery" light *first* goes on, order new ones, and replace 'em when they come in.
I think we've had many where the "replace battery" light never came on until after they had dropped power.
Ok. We have mostly APC SmartUps 3000 rackmounts. They seem to work well. Btw, if you order *other* than OEM batteries, regardless of what the websites say, be *sure* that it's HR (high rate) batteries. About a year, year and a half ago, I had all kinds of grief over that.
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