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Offtopic: Question about UPS's

Subject: Offtopic: Question about UPS's
From: blu-Z8efaSeK1ezqlBn2x/YWAg at public.gmane.org (Edward Ned Harvey)
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:48:09 -0500
In-reply-to: <4B63344A.4040500-5a1Jt6qxUNc@public.gmane.org>
References: <e7009c601001290717k52c3188g29660b5a191a925d@mail.gmail.com> <20100129154357.GC32580@tao.merseine.nu> <4B63344A.4040500@vl.com>

> I wouldn't recommend doing a full discharge runtime test.

Agreed.  There is some minimal benefit to doing this for NiCd and NiMH
batteries, but that's all.  There is no point to do this for lead acid
batteries, or Lithium ion.

UPSes are lead acid, hence the ridiculous weight.

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- Offtopic: Question about UPS's
  - From: matt-urrlRJtNKRMsHrnhXWJB8w at public.gmane.org (Matt Shields)
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  - From: dsr-mzpnVDyJpH4k7aNtvndDlA at public.gmane.org (Dan Ritter)
- Offtopic: Question about UPS's
  - From: tmetro-blu-5a1Jt6qxUNc at public.gmane.org (Tom Metro)

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