[G4] OT, Dead APC backup

[sr ferenczy]

many municipalities have specific days in a month, or specific 
designated drop-off points for electronics, televisions, washing 
machines, etc. might want to check.


sandor




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On Apr 24, 2004, at 2:53 PM, k s d wrote:

> '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.
>> http://mactomac.com/
>>