Is it possible to bypass locking software in UPS systems?
Is it possible to bypass locking software in UPS systems?
(OP)
I purchased a Powerware UPS system for my company that I intended to service when the warranty expired. Unfortunately, I learned that there is a software lock on my system. I'm frustrated because when I called Powerware, they refused to provide or sell me the software and their prices for service are ridiculous.
Is there a way that I can bypass this software and service my UPS?
Is there a way that I can bypass this software and service my UPS?





RE: Is it possible to bypass locking software in UPS systems?
Dan - Owner
http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com
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It looks like Eaton wants to follow the business model of Dell...or Apple.
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I'd weigh the service bils against the smell of fried batteries in the morning. $5k per year might be perfectly reasonable for a $45k system depending on exactly what is and isn't included (especially liability and quick service).
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Better to demand its removal before it becomes _your_ pile of toxic waste.
Wal-Mart sells a single PC size UPS for less than $40. Chances are, you could buy a bunch of those, and pay someone to swap them out when they die, and still be better off than you are now.
... unless you _really_ need a single mains- sized UPS, in which case your other choice is staffing a department to clean big battery cells and take care of the Diesels.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com
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Dan - Owner
http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com
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Also you want to watch those fancy lights as your engine is showing as off you might just flatten your battery - is it a big un?
Rugged
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Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com
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To the best of my knowaged one of the main reasons the areas of the UPS systems are locked is so the manufacture has access to event logs of unit failures to prove that someone damaged the unit by improper service or operation.
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Dan - Owner
http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com