Re: [linux-audio-user] AMD64 question: update

On Thu, 6 Jul 2006 21:12:45 +0200
yves_p@email-addr-hidden (Yves Potin) wrote:

> Le 06 Jul à 14:00, Dan Easley ecrivait:
>
> > I've been under the impression it's cheaper to buy used UPS's and buy
> > replacement batteries for them. Has anyone done this to good results?
>
> Take care of pentential electrical issues with such devices. The
> last one I used permitted me to fry eggs on it after half an hour of usage
> :), with a very particular and not very nice smell in the office. More
> seriously, if I haven't unplugged it, I'm sure it would have caused a
> fire. It was more than 5 years old.
> Also, the standard life duration of UPS batteries is three
> years. They of course can be changed if you are sure of the device...
> On the other hand, the only UPSes which will normally work with
> linux are serial ones, be careful with USB models. The standard software
> for UPS monitoring, also for more than one computer across the
> network, is nut : http://www.networkupstools.org/
> HTH,

I would add to that, be absolutely *obsessively* careful changing these
high capacity batteries. An accidental short circuit on even an
apparently 'dead' battery can often melt a spanner... before
exploding :(

-- 
Will J G