DS>Holger,   
      
   DS>HG>EV>A thought just came to my mind - during a power black out do You, or   
   DS>HG>EV>Anyone else reading this, NOT turn their UPS OFF so the beeping stops?   
      
   DS>HG>Nope, absolutely not! Do you mean that if the blackout happens in the   
   DS>HG>middle of the night someone should get up to close down the UPS?   
      
   DS>  I would have the UPS on long enough to finish computer tasks, and shut   
   DS>the computer down properly. Otherwise, you'd run down the battery in the   
   DS>UPS, and it's take a good while to recharge it, if that's an option. I   
   DS>don't know if the UPS batteries are "rechargable".   
      
   All of them I know about use sealed Lead Acid Batteries.   
   They are "Float" type Batteries and they do not tolerate deep   
   discharges very well so if you run them all the way down too many times   
   they need to be replaced.   
      
   Tom   
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