I had an issue like this with my UPS and I found that turning it off and back
one would fix that issue. Also, I think that you may want to replace the
battery. It sounds like the battery may be going out. Usually they go out
after a couple of years anyway. I had to get a battery for my FIOS box,
because it needed it for that box.----- Original Message -----From: Keith
Lofstrom Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 1:08 pmSubject: Re: [PLUG] UPS is
beeping sporadicallyTo: "General Linux/UNIX discussion and help; civil and
on-topic" > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 10:25:28AM -0800, John Jason Jordan wrote:>
> For the past several days my APC Smart UPS, model SUA1500, has > suddenly>
started beeping at random times. If I ignore it the > beeping stops after> > a
minute or so. Once it stopped when I gave it a smart slap on > the top> > of
the case, although this remedy worked only once.> > I agree with others,
probably batteries.> > However, I did see this symptom at our old house during
cold weather.> The UPS would trip when the furnace blower started up, which
sagged> the line voltage. As the batteries got older, they were insufficient>
to keep the computer alive, resulting in daily reboots when the > thermostat
timer changed programs at 5AM. It took 3 days of getting> up early (or staying
up late) and watching to figure that one out> ( what?? there is /another/ 5
oclock? ).> > > It appears to hold a charge fine, although I don't know how to
test> > it to be sure. > > That is why you should still keep some incandescent
light bulbs> around. Test the UPS by powering an appropriate number of 100W>
lamps, and see how long it stays running. Probably not long.> > Modern UPSes
have a USB plug, which provides all sorts of nifty> info to the right Linux
software, including battery condition> and power state. When the power goes
off for longer than a> minute or so, it is time for that software to initiate a
shutdown.> > Keith> > -- > Keith Lofstrom [email protected]
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