OK thanks, I bought the UPS very cheaply many years back so I agree I probably am overloading it. I should probably move the monitor off to a surge protector as it doesn't need to be on the UPS, and just hang the PC off the UPS. A new battery is on order it was only $17 :)
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Greg Sevart Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 10:47 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [H] Power Issues I'm pretty sure the receptacle is fine. I suspect that the instant-on fuser of the laser is dropping the voltage momentarily, causing your UPS to transfer to battery, at which time it fails because your battery is shot. You could check the UPS to see if it has adjustments for transfer voltage to make it stay on-line during that momentary drop caused by the fuser, but the ES series units look fairly spartan in terms of adjustments. It's also possible that you're overloading the UPS. The Back-UPS ES 350 is only good for 200 watts. While your typical basic PC probably doesn't exceed this at idle, it's possible that with a monitor and some other items that it could be. > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:hardware- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary > Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 11:21 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] Power Issues > > Why didn't I think of number 1 LOL > > I unplug it and the computer switches off. The UPS then beeps to > indicate no power. So I guess the battery in the UPS is enough to keep > it's monitoring up but not the PC. > > I am still wondering if the socket is bad though. > If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail message, please notify the sender and delete all copies immediately. The sender believes this message and any attachments were sent free of any virus, worm, Trojan horse, and other forms of malicious code. This message and its attachments could have been infected during transmission. The recipient opens any attachments at the recipient's own risk, and in so doing, the recipient accepts full responsibility for such actions and agrees to take protective and remedial action relating to any malicious code. Travelport is not liable for any loss or damage arising from this message or its attachments.
