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UPS not working?
Name: robertj1277 Date: June 25, 2005 at 13:23:49 Pacific OS: win xp CPU/Ram: PIII 500/96
Comment:
I purchased a Belkin F6C625 UPS Power supply at a garage sale today. They said it worked! Got it home and plugged it in and it turned on and nothing then a yellow (battery backup) light came on and the computer fans started spinning up for about a second and then the UPS and computer turned off. So i left it plugged in for about two hours, enough to charge a bit, but the same thing happened. So maybe overloaded? No, tried a simple lamp and the same thing happened. Could the battery be dead? I dont want to send away for a stupid overpriced battery when i only payed five bucks for it. So was i ripped off or is there a solution?
Name: Rimfire Date: June 25, 2005 at 15:33:47 Pacific
Reply:
According to the manual the yellow light indicates that the UPS is supplying power from the battery. When plugged into the mains, the green light should be lit.
You didn't mention if you tried it with the mains connected. If it works in this mode, it may simply be a case of a dead battery.
Even with a non working battery, a UPS make a terrific line filter. Replacement batteries are advertised at less than 20 USD.
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Response Number 2
Name: robertj1277 Date: June 25, 2005 at 15:38:08 Pacific
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Sorry, forgot to mention that this happens with and without the mains there is no way to get things to power up through the UPS.
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Response Number 3
Name: Rimfire Date: June 25, 2005 at 16:17:41 Pacific
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To switch the UPS on, you need to press and hold the on/off/test button for more than a second. Until the green light comes on.
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Response Number 4
Name: wizard-fred Date: June 25, 2005 at 17:47:01 Pacific
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Some UPS's will not pass Line power if the battery does not hold a charge. This is to prevent you from assuming that it is working.
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Response Number 5
Name: robertj1277 Date: June 26, 2005 at 08:36:39 Pacific
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So, wizard-fred, are you saying i can assume its not working?
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Response Number 6
Name: Rimfire Date: June 26, 2005 at 14:09:56 Pacific
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That is a fairly wild assumption.
I think he meant to say look at section 5.2 on page 10 of the manual, where it tells you how the self test works.
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Response Number 7
Name: wizard-fred Date: June 26, 2005 at 14:13:14 Pacific
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It's not working, whether it is the battery or not I don't know. I have a couple that have surge protected outlets and battery backup outlets. When the battery goes, you can't turn it on to use the backup outlets. You have to test the battery.
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