FQuest Alert: ASTRO

[Terra]

*grumble!!!*

While working around the UPS's (how do you pluralize UPS???) I accidently kicked the breaker on ASTRO's UPS... :(

It is now going through a cold boot w/ fsck involved - double :(

ASTRO should be back online very shortly...

Sorry about that...

--Terra (sysAdmin)
Deb - please reformat this post (lynx)

[wolfstalks]

At 6:05 Pm I checked[nbsp][nbsp]jaxfountain.com and lol and behold, up and running.[nbsp][nbsp]I think some magic was worked here....[nbsp][nbsp]as usual by TeRRa!!![nbsp][nbsp]But I have to admit I did some serious chuckling reading the post, first about tripping the breaker,[nbsp][nbsp]grrr[nbsp][nbsp]how many times have I done that and two how to make UPS plural LOL :P

Great Job as usual!!!
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Have a Good One
Bob

Aw come on Justin, How long before we get a spll schecker here ???
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[John Kennett]

D'oh!

Just having trouble accessing meteorite.net -- saw that Astro had just rebooted and came to the forum to ask how long it was down for, and here's the answer waiting for me!

John
Mind where you put your feet!

[Dan Kaplan]

UPI?[nbsp][nbsp]Hmm, that sounds even more singular...

[Bradley]

how do you pluralize UPS??? UPSes, or UPSses or upss Those all have wotked fine for me ;)[nbsp][nbsp]You are not having any good luck with NINE are you? :( btw care if I ask What type of UPSes you use?
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[JoelM]

I thought that was what the covers for the CD Jewel cases were for ... that and some handy duct tape and you have a switch protector!

Glad I'm not the only one!

[Charles Capps]

One would think that there would be feetguards on the breakers...[nbsp][nbsp]Per'aps we need to get him a pair of fluffy slippers?[nbsp][nbsp]:)

[Bradley]

Both Charles and Joel have given me some good ideas since the ups is right by[nbsp][nbsp] my desk on a cinder block though.. but hey it could happen.. one day you are coding a big program and ooh you toe is itching *scratch* *scratch* *sound of 2 large machines powering down* NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! :P
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[Justin]

I'm not sure what kind of battery is in your UPS, but I think some use a lead-acid battery, much like a car battery. I know you can ruin a car battery by placing it on/near concrete... maybe the cynder block is not such a good idea...

I just keep mine on top of one of the PC's, since it's pretty much out of the way there. Oh, and mine does have an indentation where you can't easily trip the switch by accident... it's recessed.

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Justin Nelson
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[DB]

Reminds me of a story I heard a while back about a helmsman on a nuke attack sub who crossed his legs and accidentally bumped the engine order telegraph from 1/3 to ahead flank. The problem is that they were shadowing a Russian sub and the noise caused by throttling up to 100% must have caused Ivan to stain his pants. You know what it's like to have someone sneak up behind you? Imagine a 4,500 ton submarine suddenly appearing behind you and closing fast. All I can say is, at least Terra's little mishap didn't almost start WWIII.

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[YFS200]

'm not sure what kind of battery is in your UPS, but I think some use a lead-acid battery, much like a car battery. I know you can ruin a car battery by placing it on/near concrete... maybe the cynder block is not such a good idea...

It's been disputed widely about why batteries do that. But the best one I have heard yet involves the tendency of concrete to be cooler then the outside temps, causing condensation in the battery and making all the water go to the top, and the heavier electrolite (sp?) to go to the bottom. All of this is not likely to happen with the gellcell in the UPSes(?), because the "juice" inside is in a gell like state. And if said concrete is inside and of the same room temperature as the battery, it's even less likely to cause problems.

YFS200
Trying to out do Terra in the techno speek. :)[nbsp][nbsp]

[Justin]

I don't think it's the condensation that does that - considering most lead-acid batteries are outdoors (in a car/boat/wherever) and are made to withstand cold temperatures... Though I honestly don't have a better explanation - I've just always heard that you don't put a car battery near concrete...

I'm not sure about the gel filled ones though - hadn't considered that... I know some car batteries use the gel, and I know it can concentrate a lot more power per cubic inch (and it just occurred to me that that's what's in the UPSs...) - so maybe my little theory is wrong :)

Thinking about it though, if concrete were a problem, it seems there would be a warning with the UPS about that (like there are warnings about everything else)... so my advice is to ignore my advice :P

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Justin Nelson
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[Dan Kaplan]

Maybe if you put tires on your UPS to separate it from the concrete...

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