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Posted by on February 25, 2007, 9:57 pm
I know this isn't exactly OT for this group, but I couldn't find anything in
the comp.* tree that looked right.
I have 2 MGE UPS systems Pulsar 14+, that have been sitting around unused
for a year. (Long story about life getting in the way...) When last used,
they lit up and took a charge fine. I pulled them out today, now that I
finally cleaned out and rearranged my computer work area, and wanted to put
them back in service. Nada- no lights, no noise, no nothing. I expected the
batteries to be flat, but the light for the incoming wall power doesn't even
come on.
Anybody out there (Jeff W.?) have any idea what is going on? These are from
a garage sale, so no docs. I looked on vendor web page, but didn't find
anything about dying in storage. Did the batteries (gel packs, like a fire
escape light?) crap out completely? They were never dropped, never frozen,
etc. Any point in trying to repair or replace the battery packs? Or are new
ones so cheap it isn't worth the bother? And just how do I get rid of these,
if they are junk?
aem sends....
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Posted by Bob on February 25, 2007, 11:23 pm
> I know this isn't exactly OT for this group, but I couldn't find anything in
> the comp.* tree that looked right.
>
> I have 2 MGE UPS systems Pulsar 14+, that have been sitting around unused
> for a year. (Long story about life getting in the way...) When last used,
> they lit up and took a charge fine. I pulled them out today, now that I
> finally cleaned out and rearranged my computer work area, and wanted to put
> them back in service. Nada- no lights, no noise, no nothing. I expected the
> batteries to be flat, but the light for the incoming wall power doesn't even
> come on.
>
> Anybody out there (Jeff W.?) have any idea what is going on? These are from
> a garage sale, so no docs. I looked on vendor web page, but didn't find
> anything about dying in storage. Did the batteries (gel packs, like a fire
> escape light?) crap out completely? They were never dropped, never frozen,
> etc. Any point in trying to repair or replace the battery packs? Or are new
> ones so cheap it isn't worth the bother? And just how do I get rid of these,
> if they are junk?
>
> aem sends....
Go to sci.electronics.repair and search for UPS. If you can't find
your answer, ask them.
Bob
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Posted by mm on February 25, 2007, 11:47 pm
>I know this isn't exactly OT for this group, but I couldn't find anything in
>the comp.* tree that looked right.
>
>I have 2 MGE UPS systems Pulsar 14+, that have been sitting around unused
>for a year. (Long story about life getting in the way...) When last used,
>they lit up and took a charge fine. I pulled them out today, now that I
>finally cleaned out and rearranged my computer work area, and wanted to put
>them back in service. Nada- no lights, no noise, no nothing. I expected the
What bob siaid. But while I'm here, every such thing I know should
work somewwhat or maybe well without batteries if you have AC. I
don't think this will help, but disconnect the batteries altogether
and see if all but one light lights. If not, start iwth the basics,
the cord, the switch, looking for damage on the circuit board.
Maybe check the lights too. Maybe they share a common ground that is
bad.
And check the output. Maybe you do have 110 coming out of it.
>batteries to be flat, but the light for the incoming wall power doesn't even
>come on.
>
>Anybody out there (Jeff W.?) have any idea what is going on? These are from
>a garage sale, so no docs. I looked on vendor web page, but didn't find
>anything about dying in storage. Did the batteries (gel packs, like a fire
>escape light?) crap out completely? They were never dropped, never frozen,
>etc. Any point in trying to repair or replace the battery packs? Or are new
>ones so cheap it isn't worth the bother? And just how do I get rid of these,
>if they are junk?
>
>aem sends....
>
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Posted by Art Todesco on February 26, 2007, 10:38 am
mm wrote:
>
>> I know this isn't exactly OT for this group, but I couldn't find anything in
>> the comp.* tree that looked right.
>>
>> I have 2 MGE UPS systems Pulsar 14+, that have been sitting around unused
>> for a year. (Long story about life getting in the way...) When last used,
>> they lit up and took a charge fine. I pulled them out today, now that I
>> finally cleaned out and rearranged my computer work area, and wanted to put
>> them back in service. Nada- no lights, no noise, no nothing. I expected the
>
> What bob siaid. But while I'm here, every such thing I know should
> work somewwhat or maybe well without batteries if you have AC. I
> don't think this will help, but disconnect the batteries altogether
> and see if all but one light lights. If not, start iwth the basics,
> the cord, the switch, looking for damage on the circuit board.
>
> Maybe check the lights too. Maybe they share a common ground that is
> bad.
>
> And check the output. Maybe you do have 110 coming out of it.
>
>> batteries to be flat, but the light for the incoming wall power doesn't even
>> come on.
>>
>> Anybody out there (Jeff W.?) have any idea what is going on? These are from
>> a garage sale, so no docs. I looked on vendor web page, but didn't find
>> anything about dying in storage. Did the batteries (gel packs, like a fire
>> escape light?) crap out completely? They were never dropped, never frozen,
>> etc. Any point in trying to repair or replace the battery packs? Or are new
>> ones so cheap it isn't worth the bother? And just how do I get rid of these,
>> if they are junk?
>>
>> aem sends....
Just an add, some UPSs completely shut
done with bad or no batteries. The
one right in front of me does that. I
don't remember if the power lights worked
or not with bad batteries, but I know
the computer did not get any power.
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Posted by Bennett Price on February 26, 2007, 11:47 am
Art Todesco wrote:
> mm wrote:
>>
>>> I know this isn't exactly OT for this group, but I couldn't find
>>> anything in the comp.* tree that looked right.
>>>
>>> I have 2 MGE UPS systems Pulsar 14+, that have been sitting around
>>> unused for a year. (Long story about life getting in the way...) When
>>> last used, they lit up and took a charge fine. I pulled them out
>>> today, now that I finally cleaned out and rearranged my computer work
>>> area, and wanted to put them back in service. Nada- no lights, no
>>> noise, no nothing. I expected the
>>
>> What bob siaid. But while I'm here, every such thing I know should
>> work somewwhat or maybe well without batteries if you have AC. I
>> don't think this will help, but disconnect the batteries altogether
>> and see if all but one light lights. If not, start iwth the basics,
>> the cord, the switch, looking for damage on the circuit board.
>>
>> Maybe check the lights too. Maybe they share a common ground that is
>> bad.
>>
>> And check the output. Maybe you do have 110 coming out of it.
>>
>>> batteries to be flat, but the light for the incoming wall power
>>> doesn't even come on.
>>>
>>> Anybody out there (Jeff W.?) have any idea what is going on? These
>>> are from a garage sale, so no docs. I looked on vendor web page, but
>>> didn't find anything about dying in storage. Did the batteries (gel
>>> packs, like a fire escape light?) crap out completely? They were
>>> never dropped, never frozen, etc. Any point in trying to repair or
>>> replace the battery packs? Or are new ones so cheap it isn't worth
>>> the bother? And just how do I get rid of these, if they are junk?
>>>
>>> aem sends....
> Just an add, some UPSs completely shut done with bad or no batteries. The
> one right in front of me does that. I don't remember if the power
> lights worked
> or not with bad batteries, but I know the computer did not get any power.
And to add to the above, if the batteries were sitting around for a year
w/o charge, (and were old to begin with), they are probably completely
dead. If they are 12 volts, you could take your car battery out and
temporarily hook it up to the UPS to see if it would work. Or string
together a bunch of flashlight batteries, preferably rechargeable.
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