Plug it into a power strip and turn off the strip. On Dec 21, 2011, at 10:36 AM, Dazed_75 <[email protected]> wrote:
> The manufacturer states rather strongly that unplugging the UPS is a BAD way > to test it since that also removes the ground circuit. So far, my best idea > is to go out to the electrical box and flip the relevant circuit breaker off. > > > The point though, is even that only tests the UPS. I would need to leave it > off long enough for the UPS to request (via that USB cable) that the computer > do an orderly shutdown which could take 30 minutes or more. And worse, I > would not know if a non-event meant a failure on the part of the UPS > signaling system or the Linux side not making use of the signal event since I > still have no idea what to check for. > > I bring all this up because my last UPS failed to protect the computer so now > I am paranoid about it. > > On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 8:27 AM, Alex Dean <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Dec 21, 2011, at 2:06 AM, Dazed_75 wrote: > > > I just put in a replacement UPS (Tripp-Lite G1010USB) and connected the USB > > cable. I see that Ubuntu 10.04 does see it but I have no idea how to tell > > if it will actually pay attention if the UPS ever tells it to shut down. > > Short of a power failure, how can one know? > > Unplug the UPS from the wall? > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -- > Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry > > Please protect my address like I protect yours. When sending messages to > multiple recipients, always use the BCC: (Blind carbon copy) and not To: or > CC:. Also remove all of the addresses from the message body before forwarding > the message. These simple measures prevent spy programs from capturing the > addresses shown in the recipient list and the message body. > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
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