Uninterrupted power supply.

Vanya Hargreeves · 8 May 2021 at 15:57

(Sorry if this the wrong place to post this.)

I have ups that connect to my PC and had for two coming up to three years. Where it would give me an hour before it would shut down the PC. Yet since I upgraded my Pc PSU. On the program, it says it has 35 minutes of power.
Here where it get confusing is that the breaker switch was off for few seconds and yet my ups say it 4 minutes left. So I got off my PC and turn it off the PC and restart the ups. But I don't know if it going to damage my PC. Any help?

Quartz · 8 May 2021 at 17:29

The batteries need to be replaced every so often. Which UPS do you have?

Two threads of mine which might interest you:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/forums/threads/ups-review-cyberpower-vp1600eilcd.18899905/
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/forums/threads/can-i-fix-my-ups.18897520/

Vanya Hargreeves · 8 May 2021 at 17:41

Apc se550 I had it since 27 July 2018.

Quartz · 8 May 2021 at 18:20

I cannot find an exact statement for your model but UPS batteries tend to last 3-5 years. They also degrade if you use them on battery power.

EsaT · 8 May 2021 at 19:01

Battery could have gone bad.
APC Back-UPS ESes aren't big on keeping their insides cool.

sithlord · 8 May 2021 at 20:05

I think the estimated time you see on the program is way off since its plugged in and cant get a good reading. Even with brand new batteries on that APC supply your not going get close to that, more like 12 mins.

Vanya Hargreeves · 8 May 2021 at 21:01

sithlord said:
I think the estimated time you see on the program is way off since its plugged in and cant get a good reading. Even with brand new batteries on that APC supply your not going get close to that, more like 12 mins.

Would a new battery fix that?

Quartz · 8 May 2021 at 22:36

Vanya Hargreeves said:
Apc se550

Have you got that correct? Are you sure it isn't an APC Back UPS ES 550? I used to have a couple of UPSs from that range and they won't keep your power on for very long. Five minutes or so to save your work. The UPS I have now - CyberPower VP1600EILCD - costs £188 but did last a long time on a light load. In the item description it gives an estimated runtime of 11 minutes on half load: you'd have to be gaming to pull that (it's more relevant to servers) but it's good to know that your game can survive a short power outage.

Vanya Hargreeves · 8 May 2021 at 23:58

It is an ES 550 the only things plugged in are the pc, monitor and a net gear xr500 router.

sithlord · 9 May 2021 at 17:50

Vanya Hargreeves said:
Would a new battery fix that?

You wont get much more time, it only uses a single battery 5 - 12 mins.

Vanya Hargreeves · 9 May 2021 at 18:04

I ordered one as it coming near to the three-year life span. I'm worried my PC would shut down if tried to boot it again.