For some reason, my APC Office 280 battery backup kept losing and restoring power repeatedly for several hours. I didn't let it stay on and keep repeating it for that long though. After it getting to the point of switching back and forth many times a second, I'd shut it off, wait 30min or so, and turn it back on (with everything but my router unplugged), only to have it lose and restore again.
I don't believe this to be a power issue in the house because only my room was having issues. I'm on a separate circuit from all other rooms instead of bundled with others on the breakers. No, the breakers weren't tripped either.
Anyways, is this its way of kicking the bucket? If so, what should I look for in a replacement and, more importantly, can I find a suitable replacement on Best Buy/bestbuy.com? (I always get giftcards there during the holiday season *shrugs*)
Here's what I have plugged in right now (generic list):
Network printer
Verizon's Actiontec router and their battery backup
22" Monitor
Speakers
2 PCs (1 PC will be moved to another room at a later date)
Recap:
Power intermittent issue.
Battery backup is the suspected cause.
Can it be fixed or does it need to be replaced?
If fixing is not an option, can suitable replacement be found at...BestBuy without going over $140 (ideally less than that so I have some money left on my cards for a new PSU to repair another PC).
Might be overloaded.
You aren't supposed to have printers plugged into UPSes, especially laser printers. Laser printers draw tons of amps while both warming up and printing due to the way they work. They also draw significant amounts of power in standby.
I don't know why you have another UPS plugged into that UPS, it's redundant and just puts more drain on the primary UPS. You can also move the speakers and monitor off the UPS if you have the UPS software installed on your computer to shut it down in the event of power failure.
I should've listed what was battery backed and what was surge-only.
Before:
Network printer -> UPS Surge only
Verizon's Actiontec router -> UPS Battery
Verizon's battery backup -> UPS Battery
22" Monitor -> Separate Surge strip
Speakers -> UPS Surge only
2 PCs -> One on UPS (mine), the other on UPS surge (temp)
After:
Network printer -> UPS Surge only
Verizon's Actiontec router -> UPS Battery
Verizon's battery backup -> UPS Surge only
22" Monitor -> Separate Surge strip
Speakers -> Separate Surge strip
2 PCs -> Both on UPS battery
Is that any better at reducing load?
EDIT:
Oh, the surge protector tends to get shut off and bumped a lot (small space), hence my aversion to moving the printer off (it's an Officejet).
No UPS software with this one. My keyboard's sleep button will have to suffice.
Mostly, but still having two PCs on the same UPS when it's underpowered isn't a great idea.
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