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ChadTower:
--- Quote from: SavannahLion on November 22, 2009, 11:49:09 pm ---Uh... yes. I've had it happen before. ::) The battery expands and splits the outer shell of the battery, effectively wedging the battery inside the UPS. Either I destroy the battery and mess with whatever wants to come out or disassemble the UPS until I can get to the battery and remove it. Disassembling the UPS also lets me inspect the PCB inside.
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What brand? I've beaten a few of those things to CRAP and not had the batteries leak. They run out of capacity but they're always just fine when I pull them out.
orion:
There is no way to avoid cutting any holes in your drywall to run new cables. The best you can do is run the cables as smartly as you can to avoid tearing up lots of wall. I have done a lot of electrical work, and I have had to call out electricians when I knew I didn't have the know how or the tools to run a particular line. For example when I bought my house it didn't have a dishwasher. A dishwasher requires a dedicated circuit therefore I had to run a line all the way from the circuit breaker to the spot where the dishwasher was going to go. I called an electrician friend over for that one, and he had to cut some holes in some drywall... it's unavoidable. That's why the hardest part of DYI electrical work to me is patching holes and painting. If you are lucky enough to have AC duct work that runs between floors, those make good wire chases.
SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on November 23, 2009, 07:51:52 am ---
--- Quote from: SavannahLion on November 22, 2009, 11:49:09 pm ---Uh... yes. I've had it happen before. ::) The battery expands and splits the outer shell of the battery, effectively wedging the battery inside the UPS. Either I destroy the battery and mess with whatever wants to come out or disassemble the UPS until I can get to the battery and remove it. Disassembling the UPS also lets me inspect the PCB inside.
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What brand? I've beaten a few of those things to CRAP and not had the batteries leak. They run out of capacity but they're always just fine when I pull them out.
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What brand battery or UPS? I don't recall the brand of battery, the logo is up inside where I can't see. But I generally buy and use APC. All but one of my APC's still use the same battery type regardless of when I bought it. APC's quality has been going down a bit though, I've been considering going with another for my next purchase.
Ed_McCarron:
--- Quote from: orion on November 23, 2009, 09:02:29 am ---If you are lucky enough to have AC duct work that runs between floors, those make good wire chases.
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Wha? While you can run wiring in plenum spaces if the cable is rated for it, they didn't really intend for you to use the return for a wire chase. Crossing a stud cavity thats used as a cold air return is usually OK, but still gets the stink eye from some inspectors.
--- Quote from: SavannahLion on November 22, 2009, 11:49:09 pm ---You're assuming I paid for it.
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Wait, you got a half-assed job for free, or you didn't pay AFTER the job was half-assed?
orion:
--- Quote from: Ed_McCarron on November 23, 2009, 03:46:40 pm ---
--- Quote from: orion on November 23, 2009, 09:02:29 am ---If you are lucky enough to have AC duct work that runs between floors, those make good wire chases.
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Wha? While you can run wiring in plenum spaces if the cable is rated for it, they didn't really intend for you to use the return for a wire chase. Crossing a stud cavity thats used as a cold air return is usually OK, but still gets the stink eye from some inspectors.
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Sorry, I didn't mean to imply run it though the duct work, rather follow the path of the duct work. It sounds though you are saying there are issues with that though. I find that with inspectors you never know what your going to get, in my experience some will point out every minor little thing and some, not so much.
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