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One of the annoying things I’ve seen with the Back-UPS range from APC is that they all seem to have an audible alarm when it’s running on battery that cannot be

by AnonHP 6y ago

One of the annoying things I’ve seen with the Back-UPS range from APC is that they all seem to have an audible alarm when it’s running on battery that cannot be turned off. The UPS will beep periodically until you either turn the UPS off or until mains power returns. This is so annoying that you can find instructions and videos online on how to perform a surgery on the UPS to disconnect the buzzer from the rest of the circuitry. Maybe APC really wants to drive users of its lower tier (and cheaper) UPSes mad with the beeps and force them to buy the more expensive Smart-UPS range that comes with a built-in option to turn off audible alarms. Well, audible alarms do have a place in such systems to inform the person that the connected devices or systems are running on a limited battery capacity. But forcing that at all times is a big annoyance.

somehnguy 6y ago
During an extended power outage years ago I used my Back-UPS to keep my phone charged while I watched Netflix over cellular. I ended up wrapping the thing in a whole bunch of blankets and towels to muffle the obnoxious beeping. Huge oversight that there isn't any button to silence the alarm, there are plenty of reasons someone would want to do it. I meant to tear it apart and remove the beeper after that but never got around to it before the battery made it useless anyway. TBF it was a few years old at that point so the battery giving up wasn't unexpected.
- somehnguy 6y ago
  I'm really curious why this got negative points.
moduspol 6y ago
I just replaced my old APC Back-UPS with a new one. It lets you silence the alarm with a button press. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FWAZEIU/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FWAZEIU/ The beeping didn't really bother me but it does frighten one of my dogs.
rsync 6y ago
"But forcing that at all times is a big annoyance." Agreed. The cyberpower devices do let you "silence" the alarm, but even with the alarm "silenced" the UPS will begin rapid beeping as the battery nears depletion.

by AnonHP 6y ago

somehnguy 6y ago

During an extended power outage years ago I used my Back-UPS to keep my phone charged while I watched Netflix over cellular. I ended up wrapping the thing in a whole bunch of blankets and towels to muffle the obnoxious beeping. Huge oversight that there isn't any button to silence the alarm, there are plenty of reasons someone would want to do it. I meant to tear it apart and remove the beeper after that but never got around to it before the battery made it useless anyway. TBF it was a few years old at that point so the battery giving up wasn't unexpected.

somehnguy 6y ago
I'm really curious why this got negative points.

moduspol 6y ago

I just replaced my old APC Back-UPS with a new one. It lets you silence the alarm with a button press. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FWAZEIU/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FWAZEIU/ The beeping didn't really bother me but it does frighten one of my dogs.

rsync 6y ago

"But forcing that at all times is a big annoyance." Agreed. The cyberpower devices do let you "silence" the alarm, but even with the alarm "silenced" the UPS will begin rapid beeping as the battery nears depletion.