Medford officials ready for last minute Election Day surprises Oct 29, 2009
Finn said all voting machines have battery backups should the need arise, however a city-wide power failure would mean not having lights in most places for people to be able to see the machines or get around in the voting booths. It might go back to the old days, voting by candlelight and counting the ballots by hand, he said. (Medford Transcript, MA)
Electronics can be recycled on Saturday in Madison Sep 30, 2009
Items which will be accepted include large electronics such as computers, monitors, mainframes, battery backups, printers, scanners, copy machines, Fax machines, TVs, VCRs, etc. In addition, handheld electronic devices like cell phones, pagers, PDAs, video games, calculators, MP3 players, compact disc players, cassette players, radios, walkie-talkies and cameras will be allowed at the dropoff. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
A Year After Scheduled Installation, 17 Blue Light Phones Still Inactive Sep 24, 2009
According to Karen Frank, vice president for university facilities and student housing, many of the boxes have had problems with unreliable battery backups that have caused them to receive insufficient charges and fail. She added that there have also been a few cell phone problems. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
City going to court to keep Executive Inn closed Aug 9, 2009
Smoke detectors and fire alarms in several of the rooms occupied by guests were inoperable, extension cords were used as power for emergency lighting in the stairwells, which is a fire hazard, and battery backups for emergency power were drained, Eisenhut said. Eisenhut also said the inoperable elevator that had left building owner Valdes stranded on the fifth floor of the building had not been fixed. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
Planners set sights on bus rapid transit Apr 12, 2009
7 millionReplace stoplights with LED lights and battery backups in Montgomery, Frederick and Prince George s counties: $1. 7 millionInstall lights along the interstates in Montgomery, Frederick and Prince George s counties: $5. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Digital versus Analog Electrical Ti... Feb 19, 2009
Digital timers with battery backups are convenient as the timer settings will be preserved if the mains electricity supply is cut ... Battery backups for mechanical timers are rare, but not unknown. (Suite101.com)
