I was informed late on Sunday night that we were off the air again in Rock Springs…Great…What now?

The UPS at the site had been giving a failed battery indication.  I had planned to replace it but had not yet had a chance to do so.  Apparently it decided to fail entirely.  Three out of the four batteries in this “Replaceable Battery Cartridge” have cracked entirely.  One is bulging but did not crack.  This particular brand of UPS has been known for this failure mode in recent history.  It SHOULD be regulating the charge voltage on the batteries such that this does not occur but apparently the charging circuit in this UPS has failed.  Fortunately I was able to entirely bypass the UPS and bring the site back on the air.  A new UPS will be ordered and installed as soon as possible.