On Fri, 2009-01-30 at 10:19 +0000, Anne Wilson wrote: > 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. Many years ago, I bought a replacement battery locally for my BBS. SHOCKING! Next time, I got on the net. Much better price. Not shocking. I suggest you go that route if you need a battery. > > Anne > <snip sig stuff> -- Bill