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dcline97
Mar 06, 2015Aspirant
Debugging erroneous UPS alerts
We just moved out RN516 from our main computer room to another building and its now on its own UPS (Tripp-Lite Omni1500LCDT). The UPS is connected via USB and when viewing the UPS status in the Ready...
BaJohn
May 09, 2015Virtuoso
It does clean up the mains, BUT if I get a break of 0.5 second, is that going to cause the original messages. Literally 30 mins ago, I was on my PC and the lights flickered and I got a 2 verbal messages from my PC UPS and on checking my NAS the logs had
StephenB wrote: That seems unlikely, since the UPS is supposed to clean up the mains if needed.
BaJohn wrote: ...The 'battery low' messages keep happening, but this is the first time L have seen the 'Error communicating' message.
Just a thought ... could interference on the mains cause the battery low messages?
Sat May 9 2015 13:39:10 System: UPS 'UPS' () is on line power.The TV went off for a split second as well, as I checked with 'the others' in the lounge. That I believe was a genuine 1 to 2 sec mains break, but the previous messages seem to be spurious and random in occurrence.
Sat May 9 2015 13:39:08 System: UPS 'UPS' () is on battery power.
Are you talking about the UPS to NAS cable? That is a special cable that came with the UPS. No spare although I suppose I could find a replacement somewhere online.
StephenB wrote: Do you have a different cable you can try?.
Having had the 2 second mains break a little while ago, I am reluctant right now to do that. Maybe after my holiday. Anyway, am currently trying to fix my washing machine before we go away which the wife says takes priority.
StephenB wrote: It might be worth monitoring on a PC for a day or so, possibly something is wrong with the UPS.
The originator of this post (not me) said something about waiting for next update of OS. Does he know anything more about the problem.
I am also not the only one having this problem. Also I sent my logs as requested and have had no response to that. Hopefully those 2 options of a possible helpful outcome are still open?
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