PIPE CLEANERS... was: APC Matrix 5000 question(s)

Thu Aug 3 16:52:40 UTC 2006

I need a Spam Pig...
-Mike


On 8/2/06, bmanning at vacation.karoshi.com <bmanning at vacation.karoshi.com> wrote:
>
>  pipecleaners?
>
> http://www.ppsa-online.com/about-pigs.php#UTILITY%20PIGS
>
> do they make one for Internet Pipes?
>
> --bill
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 02, 2006 at 05:59:29PM -0700, joe mcguckin wrote:
> > Can't you guys take this off-list? I'm seeing this thread gatewayed
> > on *another* mailing list also.
> >
> > Somehow, APC battery maintenance doesn't seem like a critical topic
> > (unlike for example, internet pipe cleaning day) ^)
> >
> >
> > Joe McGuckin
> > ViaNet Communications
> >
> > joe at via.net
> > 650-207-0372 cell
> > 650-213-1302 office
> > 650-969-2124 fax
> >
> >
> >
> > On Aug 2, 2006, at 6:34 AM, up at 3.am wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >On Wed, 2 Aug 2006, Matthew Sullivan wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >>up at 3.am wrote:
> > >>>Update: I replaced the batteries today, and indeed, several of
> > >>>the old
> > >>>ones (mostly in the first pack) were split and some had popped a
> > >>>couple of
> > >>>their "sealed" tops.
> > >>>
> > >>>I left for several hours and came back to the house stinking like
> > >>>burning
> > >>>rubber.  The new batteries are apparently melting the terminal
> > >>>rubber
> > >>>insulation.  I had to throw it back into bypass mode and unplug
> > >>>that pack
> > >>>(the only one with new batteries!)
> > >>>
> > >>>Any ideas to the cause?  The status screens looked ok. ("no bad
> > >>>batteries"
> > >>>again)
> > >>>
> > >>Tip: Except where a newly supplied battery is faulty, replace all or
> > >>none - across all your packs connected to the same UPS.
> > >
> > >Understood...that's why I unplugged the other 2 XR packs from the UPS.
> > >APC rejected the notion that there was a controller problem, until
> > >they
> > >had me perform the battery test, when it not only cut power (batteries
> > >were fried anyway), it stayed in test mode until bypassed.
> > >According to
> > >them, even with dead batteries, it should come out within 5-10
> > >seconds.
> > >
> > >James Smallacombe                  PlantageNet, Inc. CEO and Janitor
> > >up at 3.am
> > >http://3.am
> > >======================================================================
> > >===
> >
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