Difference between revisions of "UPS (power supply) Eval1 Howto"

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Freegeek does not keep, refurbish or sell UPSes at this time. All UPSes are recycled.

Cut the power cord and place in the wire bin.

Remove the battery or batteries, and keep seperate for the battery recycler.

Remove covers and place either in the plastics of metal bin. Note: items placed in the plastics bin must have all metal parts removed.

Remove significant aluminum or iron components (if practical) and place in the appropriate bin.

The remaining components are to go in the CBM bin.

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-THE INFO ON THIS PAGE IS INVALID.
-FIND THE CURRENT INFO ON THE WALL IN UPS-LAND.
-I WILL UPDATE THIS PAGE PRESENTLY.            -cliff-7153, 2006-05-22
+Freegeek does not keep, refurbish or sell UPSes at this time. All UPSes are recycled.
+Cut the power cord and place in the wire bin.
+Remove the battery or batteries, and keep seperate for the battery recycler.
+Remove covers and place either in the plastics of metal bin. Note: items placed in the plastics bin must have '''''all''''' metal parts removed.
+Remove significant aluminum or iron components (if practical) and place in the appropriate bin.
-'''Batteries''' and '''UPS'''es are evaluated separately. When removing batteries, be careful to find the clips for the wires: '''do not cut the wires.'''
+The remaining components are to go in the CBM bin.
-==UPSes==
-Do they:
-* have a battery hatch?
-* are rated at 400 VA (voltamps) or greater?
-* have a manufacturer who still exists? '''immediately recycle the following''':
-** Best
-** MGE
-** CyberPower
-====UPSes that pass Eval 1====
-Get a keeper tag on them with any information you can fill in, and are put in the Eval2 pile.
-====UPSes that fail Eval 1====
-To recycle:
-* Tally on the sheet
-* Mine aluminum heatsinks.
-* Fully recycle if the pile is large, leave under the small bench against the wall if it's small.
-==Batteries==
-Evaluate physically first:
-* are there any cracks?
-* bulges?
-* other physical damage?
-If so, '''using gloves,''' place the battery in a '''''sturdy''''' plastic bag and recycle.
-With a voltmeter, test the terminals. If you get a negative voltage, you've reversed the terminals. Batteries are rated at 6V, 12V, and 24V, and must display ''at least'' their rated voltage. So a 12V battery showing 11.8 is a recycler, but showing 13.7 is fine.
-[[Category:Howto]]
-[[Category:Hardware Testing]]

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