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David Turnidge wrote:
In the process of my education, I did a self test on one of our UPSs, and
did NOT have the problem of the system doing any kind of power down. Maybe
it's because I didn't have a "low battery". Are you saying that you had a
low battery and tested, and then failed?

That (and what you described in your previous message) is in large part a function of the UPS manufacturer (and possibly the product line). The experiences I described were in connection with the APC SmartUPS product line. When it did a scheduled self-test on a battery nearing its end of service life, it was able to transfer service back to the line, but by then, it had already initiated the emergency shutdown.

On at least one other occasion, it (without any advance warning that the battery was even starting to go) tried to self-test, and the battery didn't last long enough to transfer power back to the utility.

After having more shutdowns caused by APC UPSs than averted by them, we switched to PowerWare.


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