I should warn you that the software is generally for Windows PCs, the big manufacturers don’t make Mac versions. Then you can use the software to configure the system to shut off beeps. Generally, you plug a USB cable (often included with the UPS) to the UPS and your computer, then install their software (usually on a CD that came in the UPS box). Some UPS have a touch-panel, some have buttons around the display.īut if neither of the above fit your situation, fear not – for all is not lost! Here’s what you can do to stop the annoying beeps that keep you up during an extended power outage.įortunately, the major UPS manufacturers offer software along with their hardware. If your UPS has a control panel of some sort, you may be able to turn off the beeps using the controls. These low-cost items, like the APC Back-UPS ES pictured here, are a simple battery added to what is otherwise a surge protector, although it also has automatic voltage regulation, which helps in the case of brownouts (these can be just as damaging to sensitive electronic equipment as blackouts). Many of the smaller battery backup units (aka Uninterruptible Power Supply or UPS) do not have any way to configure or adjust internal settings. I’m happy with one beep to tell me the power just went out, but that’s it. So my question is: do you know any UPS devices that can operate in silence. I tried to take one apart to find the speaker, but lacked the correct screw driver and didn’t bother to continue (although I may try again–there are how-to’s all over the place). To me, that’s just plain stupid for a power outage that may run for a couple of hours. They beep incessantly, and there is no switch or setting that I’m aware of that can turn them off. If possible I would see about returning the whole unit to the manufacturer or get them to send you an RMA replacement for the battery.īut in general you have a defective unit and the daily powering on and off doesn’t help.The last time the power went out, I was reminded of a major annoyance with UPS units, of which I have a half-dozen or so. Sounds to me like the battery itself is defective or just is not “new” as sold to you. If the battery died after just 3 to 4 months from the usage you described, then I would-as a guess-say that the battery if it were left on would have lasted about 9 to 12 months. In general what I describe about power cycling above relates to a UPS battery being worn down like this over a year or so. “I bought my UPS just 3-4 months before.” Forcing this type of battery to go through cycles like this definitely will wear the battery down as time goes on. Then you turn it on again in the morning the next day and it has to refill the battery again. When you turn it off each night (I assume) the battery in the UPS slowly drains itself. The act of turning it on and off each day will actually wear out the UPS quicker than just leaving in on. You simply cannot turn UPS devices of any kind on and off daily as if you are turning a basic electrical device on and off daily. And I can confirm personally because I used to do this myself all the time with APC UPS devices at home. “FWIW, I always push button to turn on UPS but the problem is I'm observing it from today.
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