[10:13]  * gorilla is up for a new UPS... The power here is awful for computers!
[10:22] <gggs> gorilla: how did you kill a UPS?
[10:24] <gorilla> gggs: no, I think the battery is just had it. but I'm confident enough to replace the battery. I have been considering something a little bigger.
[10:25] <gggs> what sort of UPS is it?
[10:25] <gorilla> A cheapie generic type unit.. 700VA from memory.
[10:26] <gorilla> err. 650VA.
[10:31] <gggs> that's not too bad, 10-15mins
[10:33] <gorilla> yeah. :-) I guess I could get a second opinion on it.. replacing the battery is the cheaper option
[10:36] <gggs> sealed lead-acid, yea? I've still got an APC UPS I'd had for 10+ years, they seem to last a while
[10:38] <gorilla> yeah.. SLA. I can get a compatible battery for less than a sixth of a new UPS.
[10:42] <gggs> <$40?
[10:42] <gorilla> yeah.. $30.
[10:44] <gorilla> but a little better capacity. :-)
[10:50] <gggs> sounds like a no-brainer, do you need another UPS?
[10:53] <gorilla> gggs: I think I'll replace the battery... especially as i just got the old one out. 12v across terminals with no load.
[10:58] <gggs> sounds normal
[11:00] <gorilla> yeah.. but going from 100% down to 3 % in less than 10 second isn't. I couldn't get multimeter leads across the battery when it was in place.
[11:03] <gggs> you could make your own load (car stereo etc) but it sounds like it's obviously dead
[11:03] <gorilla> Yep.. and I'm not that confident around circuits that are partially at mains potential.
[11:05] <gggs> for sure, you'd only want to test the individual battery
[11:06] <gorilla> yep.. getting 365V DC across a multimeter that's expecting 20V DC could be ugly.
[11:19] <gggs> probably blow up the multimeter but probably not yourself
[11:23] <gggs> ...probably :)
[11:48] <gorilla> gggs: hehe.. I'll pass all the same :-)
[14:13] <madlatvian> hi
[14:14] <sagaci> hi
[14:15] <madlatvian> what happening
[14:17] <sagaci> not much