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April 17th, 2010 03:56 PM #11
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April 18th, 2010 09:39 AM #12
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April 18th, 2010 12:06 PM #13ok lang w/o the laptop battery; we usually remove the battery to reduce the weight (since the battery is busted and the office hasn't gotten around to buying a replacement)
a note about UPSes: the entry level ones tend to conk out pretty fast, something like 1 year plus lang. Medyo unstable talaga ung power sa office, so that may be a contributing factor, pero we had one batch os APC UPSes that conked out -- di lang ung battery, pati ung circuitry tinamaan.
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April 18th, 2010 12:46 PM #14
In my experience with UPS devices including the APC brand, you need to change the battery every 1 to 2 years to keep it running well.
I have a couple of no-brand 500VA UPS and they still work after ten years. I just replace the battery every 1.5 years. We also have a few APC UPS units at the office and two of them have their circuits damaged beyond repair.
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April 18th, 2010 01:57 PM #16
In my case, APC has been very reliable. Got 5 of em at home; Two Smart-UPS, two RS and one CS.
The Smart ones are more than 8 y/o.
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April 18th, 2010 04:03 PM #17
I just buy whatever is available at PC Express. I don't remember if was the Apollo or Intex UPS
Bought them less than a year ago, costing at around P1,400 each for 600VA rating, it's a pretty good deal. So far they've done a good job with the recent power blackouts we are having at the office.
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April 18th, 2010 05:49 PM #18[SIZE=2]Busted batteries after 6months is quite extraordinary, you should have it replaced Acer has 1yr warranty including batteries. Yours maybe not isolated because my co-worker have this issue also with Acer and battery was replaced.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Also check temperature, sir OJ88 is right high temp wears batteries fast. Although in my office lappy are used in controlled environment there are still some lemon batteries, even batteries that burst into flames. I think if you are running for 24-hrs operation and usually unattended, it is safer to remove batteries but with the provision of a reliable UPS.[/SIZE]
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April 19th, 2010 10:51 AM #19
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April 19th, 2010 10:59 AM #20while on the ups topic, what does the UPS with 600va mean? since it has multiple sockets, how many laptops/desktops can it power up?
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