APC Recalls 2.1 Million UPS Units

Controlio writes "Check your cubicles. APC has recalled two of its Back-UPS CS models, the Back-UPS CS 350 and Back-UPS CS 500, in both the 120 volt and 230-volt flavors. The units were sold between November of 2000 and December of 2002. The affected units have the potential to overheat, melting the outer casing and causing a potential fire hazard. Yikes."

Comments

APC will remarket the ones returned:

[saskboy]

These returned UPS's will be resold as UFS's

Unstoppable Fire Supplies.

Re:APC will remarket the ones returned:

[baywulf]

More like "Unstoppable Pyrotechnic Sources".

Nooooo!!!

[oateater]

Why do I have to return my huge brown truck??!?!?! WHY!!!!



ooooohhhhhh UPS "UNITS"!, my battery backup. I won't miss that at all, thank god i can keep my truck.

UPS

[ez76]

Unexpected
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Uninterruptible Power Supply?

[Dr. Photo]

Hah!

"Uninterruptible," my ass!

Re:Uninterruptible Power Supply?

[micromoog]

At my previous job, all us developers had UPS units on their workstations. We also had mini-fridges in our cubes.

Let me guess, all of your former co-workers now refer to that company as their "previous job" . . .

Uh oh

[CountZero007]

I can't tell which model mine is, all thw text melted off...

I'm keeping mine.

[Hubert_Shrump]

When the lights go out - I don't know about you - but I want to huddle around the UPS, tell ghost stories, and roast marshmallows.

What if I don't want to return it?

[bonsai_kitty]

I think I *could* give it to my boss.... Because I really do miss that nifty red StreamLine stapler he stole (mumbles something).