>> " So what do you think, loose battery terminal connection?"
Not likely. But you power connections do degrade over time. Clean them
with a wire brush and see if that helps. Most likely your batteries are old
and having trouble keeping up. Google for a replacement.
Ken Elliott
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From: slug@nks.net [mailto:slug@nks.net] On Behalf Of Eben King
Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 5:20 PM
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: RE: [SLUG] UPS indicator
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009, Ken Elliott wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: slug@nks.net [mailto:slug@nks.net] On Behalf Of Eben King
> Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 4:49 PM
>
> Last night (July 13) my UPS (APC SmartUPS 700) 's battery level indicator
> was flashing, with all 5 segments lit. Now, it's a steady 5 segments,
> which is normal ("batteries fully charged"). What did it mean? A few
> weeks ago, it flashed the _other_ 5-bar indicator, load, which was unusual
> since nothing extra was hooked up to it (right now it shows 3-4 segments,
> with my computer, two monitors, a lamp and a binary clock). That sounds
> like it meant "too much load", but I don't know why it would say that.
> Have you checked the APC manual / web site?
Ah here, on the 11x17 (both sides!) "User's Manual": "When [battery charge
bar] LEDs are flashing, the battery can supply less than the "low battery
warning interval" time for the load". So what do you think, loose battery
terminal connection? The "low battery warning interval" got set to
something crazy like an hour? It alternated between flashing 100% and
steady 100%.
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