30 Jan
2002
30 Jan
'02
6:56 a.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Brown [mailto:bbrown@harper.cc.il.us]
The batteries are supposed to keep ram intact for a
SHORT duration
power failure...20 seconds might be longer than they would
last..especaially since
they are probably 10 year old batteries.
It's definetly NOT a full ups system.
Ok, when I turn the system on afterwards, all lights -- including the
battery charging light -- flash. I've assumed that this is just a
test. In that case, shouldn't the batteries need recharged, and the
battery light stay on for a while after this? It does not.
Chris
Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
Amdocs - Champaign, IL
/usr/bin/perl -e '
print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl
Hacker.")."\x08!\n");
'
30 Jan
30 Jan
7:33 a.m.
On Wed, 30 Jan 2002, Christopher Smith wrote:
Ok, when I turn the system on afterwards, all lights
-- including the
battery charging light -- flash. I've assumed that this is just a
test. In that case, shouldn't the batteries need recharged, and the
battery light stay on for a while after this? It does not.
What's the age of this machine? Most rechargeable battery technologies are
only good for 5-10 years, and after that they start to leak and damage
surrounding metals. If this system uses NiCads or Sealed Lead Acid
batteries, they should be replaced right away. If it uses Cyclon Sealed
Lead Acid batteries, those are usually good for about 15 years, but after
about 10, they really should be replaced anyway.
-Toth
1 Feb
1 Feb
4:19 a.m.
Possibly due to some sort of error in the battery or the charger.
My guess would be that the battery is too old to hold it's charge long...
the other thing I don't recall is what the length of time was that
this battery was spec'ed to hold the memory for.
-Bob
bbrown(a)harper.cc.il.us #### #### Bob Brown - KB9LFR
Harper Community College ## ## ## Systems Administrator
Palatine IL USA #### #### Saved by grace
-----Original
Message-----
From: Bob Brown [mailto:bbrown@harper.cc.il.us]
The batteries are supposed to keep ram intact for
a SHORT duration
power failure...20 seconds might be longer than they would
last..especaially since
they are probably 10 year old batteries.
It's definetly NOT a full ups system.
Ok, when I turn the system on afterwards, all lights -- including the
battery charging light -- flash. I've assumed that this is just a
test. In that case, shouldn't the batteries need recharged, and the
battery light stay on for a while after this? It does not.
Chris
Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
Amdocs - Champaign, IL
/usr/bin/perl -e '
print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl
Hacker.")."\x08!\n");
'
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