I thought I’d come here and ask for some technical help; I got an uninterrupted power supply a few years ago and just now I saw some sparks inside the machine and can smell an odd burnt/burning smell (I saw the sparks because the machine has its back to me).
It’s not showing any kind of special problems (its face has a few lights that can shine up if one of several problems are at play). I’m gonna switch it off and restart it just in case, but thought I’d come here and ask for any tips. I’d rather not try and get a new one as these are heavy and a hassle to move from a new shop to my car, and then to my room.
It’s only got a load of 15% at its highest, and it’s usually fully powered at 100%.
what brand is it? in any case, get rid of it right away.
It’s an APC; damn, I made my post after a quick Google search for what to do and everyone’s advice is the same about getting a new one, I’d really hoped to see folks say it was fine but it seems like the safest option is indeed to get a new one and especially to toss this one immediately. Thanks for the advice, I’ll get it out of my room right now.
what was the power rating on it? like how much VA? im just curious if it was a higher rated or lower rated one, although that shouldnt really matter. they do just tend to crap out eventually, but usually its just the battery that goes out and those are usually replaceable.
I don’t really know much about how this stuff works; I asked the PC shop I bought it at to give me a power supply that can keep my PC running for at least 2-4 hours after the power cuts out.
For what it’s worth, it has up to eight connections in the back for up to eight devices. I think it was strong enough to power my treadmill along with my PC.
i see. maybe i dont know how much power a treadmill uses, but usually a home UPS is just to keep the PC on for a bit for you can shut down. My UPS would let me run a PC with monitors for about 38 mins. Mine is 1500VA.