Hi Duncan, OK Now I really have to admit how dumb I am. Good call the PC was on the surge protector only side :(
Problem now is when I put the PC on the UPS side it draws too much current and trips. It is certainly time to buy some bigger UPS's In my other email I was talking about the wall socket. I still don't understand how one socket can starve the other one of power even during a surge. I would more expect the fuse box to trip. This is on a 15amp circuit. Thanks, Gary -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of DSinc Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 1:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [H] Power Issues Gary, I did understand your plug arrangement. Did not read the printer plugged into the ups. Most ups docs say not to do this. You may have your PC plugged into a "surge-only" outlet on the ups. I did this twice!! Think you may have "surge-only" outlets and BBU outlets. Sorry, did not look at the outputs of the 350G. Best, Duncan On 02/14/2010 12:21, Hunter, Gary wrote: > 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. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Quilhot > Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 10:01 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] Power Issues > > 1. Test the ups by unpluging it. If the computer shuts down, the ups is bad. > 2. If ups had USB cable running to the PC, you might have auto shut > down enabled. > > > On 2/14/10, Hunter, Gary<[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I have a color laser printer (Brother HL-4040CDN) and an APC BACK_UPS ES 350 >> plugged into the same power outlet. A PC is hung off of the UPS along with >> some speakers, a harddrive and two switches. The PC is nothing special and >> has 450w PSU in it (can't remember the make but can look it up if it's >> important). >> >> So the problem is when the printer comes out of sleep mode it temporarily >> draws a lot more current and this causes the PC to shut down. I am assuming >> I have a problem with the UPS maybe a bad battery, but the UPS is not >> beeping or indicating it is bad in anyway. Am I correct in thinking the UPS >> is bad, or could it be a combination of a bad power outlet and a bad UPS? I >> am thinking when there is the increased current draw it delivers all the >> power to the top socket and the bottom doesn't get any. >> >> Any help would be appreciated. >> >> Thanks >> >> Gary Hunter >> Enterpise Architect >> Travelport GDS >> T: (+1) 303 - 397 - 5035 >> M:(+1) 720 - 231 - 0965 >> E: [email protected] >> SITA: HDQOK1G >> Travelport Product Development Center >> 6901 S Havana St >> Centennial, CO 80112 >> >> >> 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. >> >> >> > 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.
