MADx
join:2005-05-25
Richmond, IN | Bad batteries?
Why is AT&T still using the battery of a company that went out of business? It always takes some type of embarrassment our injury for a company to get their sh** together. What ever happen to safety first. |
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Maxo
Your tax dollars at work.
Premium,VIP
join:2002-11-04
Tallahassee, FL
clubs: | Why would a company replace a battery that, as far as they know is perfectly good, just because the manufacturer went under? If your shoe company went bankrupt would you just go out and by new shoes? |
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Heterman
Premium
join:2004-02-28
Fayetteville, AR | reply to MADx
Because Sir, safety has never been first. Ever. |
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jkb246
join:2000-03-18
Newark, NJ | reply to Maxo
I would because i couldn't trust those dr sams vs the dr schols |
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phattieg
join:2001-04-29
Winter Park, FL
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said by Heterman  :Because Sir, safety has never been first. Ever. Bull crap. Anyone with a brain, who has read the warnings on a car battery, and knows a little about electronics knows that a battery that is charging emits HYDROGEN GAS. Hydrogen gas is HIGHLY explosive. Something in that cabinet had to spark, causing the hydrogen gas to explode. The REAL questions are A) what caused the spark, and B) why in the hell are the batteries in the same cabinet as the damn electrical equipment? Those batteries should have been stored in the power distribution box, away from the telephone crap. I myself would consider the fact that some jack ass may have a telephone that could have shorted out perhaps. Think about it, these boxes serve customers who are not very far from the box at all. Less length on the loop means greater possiblity of a short in someones loop to this DSLAM. Oh well, thats just my take on the situation. Nice to see the melted fiber line. This is a perfect example of me taking up for AT&T's decision to continue to use this bankrupt companies batteries, and to continue installing their VRAD based service for those of you that thing I only defend Comcast because I'm a "fanboy".
Sorry to hear that this kind of issue happened. Hopefully, going forward there will be no more incidents like this one.  
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Devistater
join:2004-02-13
Clovis, CA
| The batteries were likely there so that if the power goes out, your phone doesn't also die 
Those kinda boxes are usually small and self contained, so it wouldn't make sense to move the batteries elsewhere outside of it.
Note: I've never seen the inside of any of those and I dont work for a phone company, so this is just my 2 cents and a little logical reasoning. |
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NightHawke
join:2002-02-28
Rockport, TX
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They need to be also checking on the state of their UPS modules too. It probably was malfunctioning, pumping raw amperage into the batt, causing it to boil and crack it's water into oxygen and hydrogen. One spark and BLOOEY! Scratch one VRAD.
If the UPS was tapping into the battery too much, for instance, pulling power from it due to the main taps not suppling enough juice, it can put a strain on them that way too. |
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Heterman
Premium
join:2004-02-28
Fayetteville, AR | reply to phattieg
Ok then, you tell me why ATT decided to put those batteries in the cabinet with the electrical equipment.
I'll give you a hint, the first character is a $. |
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