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APC Recalls 2.1 Million UPS Units

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the live-wires dept.

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."

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  1. Re:Uninterruptible Power Supply? by pyros · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I'll say. At my previous job, all us developers had UPS units on their workstations. We also had mini-fridges in our cubes. As it turns out, all those fridges were believed to have caused a specific scenario where the signal on the power lines resulted in all the UPS units shutting off. Not going to battery backup, actually shutting off. That was a wierd day. Dan, you reading?