Re: [Hampshire] APC UPS advice please

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Author: Martin N
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] APC UPS advice please
Lo,

At 17:43 07/03/2013, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>On 07/03/13 16:58, Martin N wrote:
>>
>>After looking at that manual, I have tried pressing it in but it
>>doesn't stick/latch on to anything.
>>
>>Its not stiff so to me the circuit breaker is reset but i am
>>inexperienced so cant be fully confident.
>>
>>Martin N
>>
>>Owner of the bwfc yahoogroup and Co-Moderator of MiniDisc and
>>amithlonopen yahoo groups.
>
>
>This may be a really silly thing but my experience of UPS breakages
>on the road is that the most common fault is blown fuses. Most of
>our UPSes, in addition to the pop-breaker, have a small fuse holder
>built into the IEC inlet, the power cord and some also on the
>motherboard. If the USP gets seriously overloaded this fuse will
>often blow before (or at the same time as) the breaker pops.


Is this a black screw in thing?

I seem to remember seeing one on an old UPS at a place i worked.

There is not one on this unit but i could break it open and have a look.

Martin N

Running MorphOS v3.1 (July 2012) on a PowerPC Powerbook, Moderator of
MiniDisc,amithlonopen,bwfc Yahoogroups



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