On Friday 30 January 2009 09:49:46 Sorin Srbu wrote: > >-----Original Message----- > >From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On > > Behalf > > Of > > >Anne Wilson > >Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 9:15 AM > >To: CentOS mailing list > >Subject: Re: [CentOS] Emergency rescue help needed > > > >Technicalities of power supply are not in any way my expertise. Are you > >saying that it would be wise to change the battery? > > Three, four years is a normal lifespan for a UPS-battery IIRC. Less if the > batteries are used often, ie you have plenty of brown- and/or powerouts. > > Most UPS-brands have a battery-exchange program. > > However, in some cases it's cheaper to just get a whole new UPS... 8-/ > I know I was shocked at the price I had to pay last time I replaced the APC battery. My favourite vendor sells a lot of Liebert PowerSure UPSs, so I presume they have had no problems with them, or they'd have given up by now. There is a large range, and the prices are good, but the only thing I can say is that I haven't heard anyone complain. I'd prefer to hear a positive report before buying. Anne -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 197 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part. URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20090130/587a2f40/attachment-0004.sig>