Expect 8 to change to thousands now that the light is on this. I lost everything I own (house, pet, office, belongings) to that poorly designed plastic UPS only a few months ago. I'm sure the company would love to have you believe that only 8 have torched. Just count how many reports are on Slashdot today.
I would love any information that might help me to go after the manufacture. The fire fighters found the suspect UPS and gave it to me. It is way too torched to get the model# from. It was one of the white plastic ones that resemble a "power strip".
A few months ago, an APC UPS cost me everything I own in a huge blaze that almost destroyed my whole neighborhood. The fire fighters were able to pinpoint the starting point to my office/desk area and concluded the UPS as a possible ignition source. There was no load on the UPS at the time but it was plugged in with the inverter inside running. Its burning feeble plastic case ignited nearby paperwork and the rest was history. Gone were my home, all my possisions, years of art and software design. Most importantly was my beloved Great Dane Dirk whom I will never forget. I am still paying his medical bills on the attempts to save him. I hope the idiots that saved a few dollars by using a flammable plastic case instead of sheet metal will be made to pay for the losses of me and others. I am in Talent Oregon.
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Expect 8 to change to thousands now that the light is on this. I lost everything I own (house, pet, office, belongings) to that poorly designed plastic UPS only a few months ago. I'm sure the company would love to have you believe that only 8 have torched. Just count how many reports are on Slashdot today.
I would love any information that might help me to go after the manufacture. The fire fighters found the suspect UPS and gave it to me. It is way too torched to get the model# from. It was one of the white plastic ones that resemble a "power strip".
A few months ago, an APC UPS cost me everything I own in a huge blaze that almost destroyed my whole neighborhood. The fire fighters were able to pinpoint the starting point to my office/desk area and concluded the UPS as a possible ignition source. There was no load on the UPS at the time but it was plugged in with the inverter inside running. Its burning feeble plastic case ignited nearby paperwork and the rest was history. Gone were my home, all my possisions, years of art and software design. Most importantly was my beloved Great Dane Dirk whom I will never forget. I am still paying his medical bills on the attempts to save him. I hope the idiots that saved a few dollars by using a flammable plastic case instead of sheet metal will be made to pay for the losses of me and others. I am in Talent Oregon.