Troubleshoot my UPS was screaming. turning it off & on did not stop it.

[Brie]

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my UPS was screaming.

Steps taken, but have been unsuccessful?

turning it off & on did not stop it. i unplugged it and plugged it back in later. it now seems fine. the light is green. before it was blinking red and green.

i unplugged it and plugged it back in later. it now seems fine. the light is green. before it was blinking red and green. do i need a new uninterrupted power supply [UPS]?

 

[upnorth]

Brand, model or version?

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

i unplugged it and plugged it back in later. it now seems fine. the light is green. before it was blinking red and green. do i need a new uninterrupted power supply [UPS]?

A quick Google search tells me that it's time to replace the battery:

Check battery and charging voltages. APC says 90% of faults are a dead battery. My experience also

SOLVED: Blinking red and green lights - Fixya

Blinking red and green lights - APC Products - APC - Back-UPS ES question

www.fixya.com

 

[oldschool]

There is also this:

UPS blinking red and green - still functional?

One of my APC Back-UPS ES 700G has its power led blinking red and green. A few months ago it gave a warning that the battery should be changed. But PowerChute program says everything is fine and that it has charge enough to run the box for 10 mins. My unRAID box is not in any mission critical use...

forums.unraid.net

and this ...

Why might the LEDs on my Back-UPS or Smart-UPS SC be flashing? - APC USA

 

[Brie]

my PC KEPT turning off and on. i replaced my UPS WITH A SURGE PROTECTOR AND THE PROBLEM STOPPED. I ORDERED A NEW ups FROM AMAZON.

sorry about the caps.

will the turning on and off of my PC damage my operating system?

thank you for the replies.

 

[Venustus]

will the turning on and off of my PC damage my operating system?

I don't think it would

 

[The_King]

A Surge protector mainly prevents high voltages spikes from damaging your PC. .

Most UPS or good UPS will have builtin AVR function that works better than a surge protector has it can increase voltage if its low and decrease it if its too high even if
the battery is flat.

If the PC is randomly turning itself on and off when the UPS is connected then its not advisable to have it connected, that can cause some OS issues maybe even HDD Failure.

 

[Brie]

thank you all for your reply's.

i have disconnected the UPS AND INSTALLED A surge protector.

sorry about the caps once again.