On Thursday 29 January 2009 23:46:12 Lanny Marcus wrote: > On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 6:07 PM, Chris Boyd <cboyd at gizmopartners.com> wrote: > > On Jan 29, 2009, at 2:44 PM, Anne Wilson wrote: > >>> You said that the UPS is fully charged. I wonder if you need a UPS > >>> with larger capacity and if your UPS is working properly. > >> > >> I don't think there's any problem with the UPS (APC). > > > > I've seen APC rack mount systems shut down the power outlets when > > doing their self-test and the batteries were dodgy. > > After reading that her village was on generator power, etc., I would > be suspicious of the health of that UPS. If the box has problems, it > may be because the UPS was unable to cope with the very heavy > prolonged workload. If the UPS does not have Automatic Voltage > Regulation, without using the battery, it would also have been working > harder? > Technicalities of power supply are not in any way my expertise. Are you saying that it would be wise to change the battery? 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/20090130/9d8d67f7/attachment-0005.sig>