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<blockquote data-quote="Deeohem" data-source="post: 201279" data-attributes="member: 5860">10th.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think I could get 6.5 out of one, but lets see how close I can come.&nbsp; 1 minute to find out that after 4+ years of never having a hiccup, the test finally came back replace battery.&nbsp; since the only log I&#039;ll get is for the test... guess where my time to replace goes.time to replace.&nbsp; first, it takes time to do a comm search to find the model of battery I need say... 15-30 minutesthis is an extended center and I don&#039;t have RTLs anymore to help defray the drive or justify an overnight trip, so 3 hours drive time round trip.&nbsp;&nbsp; this is in the comms rack so open an SMA for when the router goes offline while I move everything to a power strip.&nbsp; move the cable modem, NetGear, Linksys etc of the top of the UPS (hopefully without disconnecting anything)&nbsp; plug everything into a power strip.&nbsp; carry the ups over to a belt, swap the batteries.&nbsp; Test before hooking it up.&nbsp; swap it back in place.&nbsp; test again to be sure. 30 minutes easily That&#039;s 4 hours right there.&nbsp; there are centers in my geozone where it&#039;s a 3 hour drive ONE way to the center.&nbsp; There are districts where it&#039;s an all day drive.&nbsp; Is is possible to do this more efficiently and in less time?&nbsp; I know I&#039;m not motivated to look for it.&nbsp; What happens if I plan 6.5 hours work, but I see how I can save an hour, do that and then spend half an hour finishing another task?&nbsp; I missed my 80% completed for the day.&nbsp; and THAT&#039;s how we get 6.5 to check a UPS.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Deeohem, post: 201279, member: 5860"] 10th. I don't think I could get 6.5 out of one, but lets see how close I can come. 1 minute to find out that after 4+ years of never having a hiccup, the test finally came back replace battery. since the only log I'll get is for the test... guess where my time to replace goes. time to replace. first, it takes time to do a comm search to find the model of battery I need say... 15-30 minutes this is an extended center and I don't have RTLs anymore to help defray the drive or justify an overnight trip, so 3 hours drive time round trip. this is in the comms rack so open an SMA for when the router goes offline while I move everything to a power strip. move the cable modem, NetGear, Linksys etc of the top of the UPS (hopefully without disconnecting anything) plug everything into a power strip. carry the ups over to a belt, swap the batteries. Test before hooking it up. swap it back in place. test again to be sure. 30 minutes easily That's 4 hours right there. there are centers in my geozone where it's a 3 hour drive ONE way to the center. There are districts where it's an all day drive. Is is possible to do this more efficiently and in less time? I know I'm not motivated to look for it. What happens if I plan 6.5 hours work, but I see how I can save an hour, do that and then spend half an hour finishing another task? I missed my 80% completed for the day. and THAT's how we get 6.5 to check a UPS. [/QUOTE]

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