[XCSSA] UPS question

[xcssa@xcssa.org]

On Sunday 29 April 2007 00:35, xcssa-admin@xcssa.org wrote:
> I had my APC Back-UPS Pro 1100 for about 5 years.
> Not a bad run.
> The other night my batteries started to cook.
> Bulging and Leaking were involved.

Internal short probably between cells.  Pull them out (with gloves on) and 
take a damp cloth and wipe down all the surfaces that it leaked onto.. 
(and throw away the cloth and dispose of the batts at a recycle center)

> Question:
> Had my batteries just gotten old or has my charger failed and
> just cooked them to death?

Probably the former..  Just get the voltage and AH rating from them and go to 
AlTex to price replacements.  Make sure that the new ones are the same 
dimensions.

Cheers,

Tweeks