[G4] OT, Dead APC backup

[k s d]

'Assuming' its
>'NOT' the battery what else 'might' it be?

Right.. I took the APC in to the local battery guru and he said it was junk 
- better off buying a new one for the $$. Refuse won't take it w/the 
batteries in it, so I ended up having to dismantle it and remove its 3 very 
heavy batteries, give them to the battery guru and hopefully the rest of it 
will be not again be left behind when garbage comes again.. otherwise I'm 
finding a dumpster.


>From: Don <dtownhome at earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: "Power Macintosh G4 List" <G4 at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
>To: "Power Macintosh G4 List" <G4 at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
>Subject: Re: [G4] OT, Dead APC backup
>Date: Sat, 24 Apr 04 00:35:01 -0500
>
>
> >>>>>OT, Dead APC backup
> >>>>>Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 12:40:50 -0400
> >>>>>Message-ID: <Sea2-F61dihBtak6Eln0004c2e7 at hotmail.com>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Hi all. I was given an old APC backup - 600SmartUp. I wasn't told
> >>>>>whether it
> >>>>>worked or not - it doesn't. I'm assuming that the internal battery is
> >>>>>dead.  Is the thing junk?
>
> >>>On Apr 20, 2004, at 11:01 PM, Snow White wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>Most times the units will function with a new battery installed, but 
>you
> >>>>must open it to see what battery specifically it needs and most times
> >>>>batteries are need what a new unit costs.
>
>I have one of those too.  Have not looked up the model number,
>but at this moment, that might be irrelevant.  'Assuming' its
>'NOT' the battery what else 'might' it be?
>
>Seems it would be kinda 'disorderly troubleshooting' to install an
>expensive battery only to find that the battery wasn't the problem.
>
>Thanks
>Don
>
>Have a nice day
>
>You can't change the past.
>All you can do is use the present to try to fix the future.
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