On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:59:28 -0600 Hugo Vanwoerkom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Andrei Popescu wrote: > > On Sun, 4 Feb 2007 19:44:30 -0500 > > Kevin Coyner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Some of APC's UPS units allow you to set the voltage sensitivity > >> via dip switches, some of the units allow you to set it via > >> software, and some don't let you adjust the sensitivity. So if > >> you plan to back up your battery powered UPS with an external > >> generator, make sure to get a UPS with an adjustment for voltage > >> sensitivity. > > > > About two years ago, we had trouble at work due to an APC UPS that > > would kick in every night. As we needed the computer at 5:00 AM we > > had to connect the computer directly. When my boss wanted to throw > > away the "faulty" UPS I took it home. After a Google search I found > > the User's Manual describing the above mentioned dip-switches. > > > > Needless to say I now have a pretty good working UPS, because of the > > power fluctuations in my country and the stupidity of our IT-Service > > (who couldn't figure out how to solve the problem). > > > > Still the same battery? Yup. But I'm not sure how old it is. I use it mostly for (very short) power fluctuations because the wiring in my apartment block is *very* bad and the refrigerator might trigger a reboot. Regards, Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
