UPS Just went bang!

9761 · 11 Feb 2006 at 15:33

UPS Just went bang bought new one quick question?

Hi,

Turned my PC on and my uPS went bang so Ive left it and decided to open it up just now to find that my circuit breaker had blown.

Do you think it would still be operational?
Its a Belkin Silver series 500

Ive also bought a new belkin UPS the one OCUK sell :Belkin 650VA Superior Series Emergency Battery Backup (F6H650UKUNV)

but which would be the best to hook it upto my computer serial or USB?
I have a serial and a USB cable doing nothing here but wanted to know which would be the best?

thanks

9761 · 11 Feb 2006 at 16:33

First post updated

9761 · 11 Feb 2006 at 19:36

The battery is replaceable but the circuit breaker blowup all black around it but the battery and the rest looks untouched.

9761 · 11 Feb 2006 at 19:51

But it scared me to death

9761 · 12 Feb 2006 at 09:04

Caged said:
So a Belkin UPS blew itself up, and you bought another Belkin?

put it that way.

YES

9761 · 12 Feb 2006 at 16:21

hmm,

I didn't think you could buy replacement batterys from local high street.

I only though you could only get it from the manufacturor.

Also which would be the best to connect the UPS to my computer serial or USB or both the same in performance?

cheers

9761 · 12 Feb 2006 at 18:37

Thanks

9761 · 13 Feb 2006 at 14:44

The one that blow up had a serial RS232 socket on the back.

9761 · 14 Feb 2006 at 11:20

my new belkin came today,

Im very pleased with it.
Heavy but pleased just hope its upto the job ;P