http://blog.laptopbatterylife.com/2012/09/20/replace-and-calibrate-batteries-in-an-apc-smart-ups/ Durable Laptop Batteries Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:48:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blog.laptopbatterylife.com/2012/09/20/replace-and-calibrate-batteries-in-an-apc-smart-ups/#comment-19531 fbodea Fri, 21 Sep 2012 06:43:09 +0000 http://blog.laptopbatterylife.com/2012/09/20/replace-and-calibrate-batteries-in-an-apc-smart-ups/#comment-19531 One more thing. The battery charge graph blinks all the time. If they are fully charged? with no load, they stop blinking. If there will be any load without outlet power AC while discharging the LEDs will blink again. Is this a problem?
Thank you!

]]> http://blog.laptopbatterylife.com/2012/09/20/replace-and-calibrate-batteries-in-an-apc-smart-ups/#comment-19530 Maxxarcade Fri, 21 Sep 2012 05:54:40 +0000 http://blog.laptopbatterylife.com/2012/09/20/replace-and-calibrate-batteries-in-an-apc-smart-ups/#comment-19530 I’m pretty sure the blinking just means the batteries are out of calibration. If it runs for a while like that, the batteries are probably OK.? You really need a steady load of 30-50% to get it calibrated.

]]> http://blog.laptopbatterylife.com/2012/09/20/replace-and-calibrate-batteries-in-an-apc-smart-ups/#comment-19529 fbodea Fri, 21 Sep 2012 05:11:29 +0000 http://blog.laptopbatterylife.com/2012/09/20/replace-and-calibrate-batteries-in-an-apc-smart-ups/#comment-19529 Hello and thank you very much for your answer. I have 3 Smart UPS APC 1500VA. Also I got another pair of 12V 17Ah batts. I calibrated the whole UPSs as you showed in your movie. I used a reflector of 500W. What happens is: UPS on, power connected, reflector of 500W on. Whe I turn on the reflector all the LEDs from batt graph start blinking. After I disconnect the power the? 5 batt LEDs goes off one by one in the first 30s until the last one and keeps there aprox 20min.

]]> http://blog.laptopbatterylife.com/2012/09/20/replace-and-calibrate-batteries-in-an-apc-smart-ups/#comment-19528 fbodea Fri, 21 Sep 2012 04:49:32 +0000 http://blog.laptopbatterylife.com/2012/09/20/replace-and-calibrate-batteries-in-an-apc-smart-ups/#comment-19528 Is it normal as the batt LEDs to start flashing even if the batts are fully charged, power is ON!, and reflector is ON? This happens too. All 3 UPSs behaves the same. Thank you Maxxarcade! Keep in touch! Have a nice? day!

]]> http://blog.laptopbatterylife.com/2012/09/20/replace-and-calibrate-batteries-in-an-apc-smart-ups/#comment-19527 Maxxarcade Fri, 21 Sep 2012 04:16:11 +0000 http://blog.laptopbatterylife.com/2012/09/20/replace-and-calibrate-batteries-in-an-apc-smart-ups/#comment-19527 Yep,? sounds like calibration. 20 minutes is about right for a fresh battery and 500w load. After it is charged, let the UPS run on battery (with the 500W load connected), until it shuts off on it’s own. Leave it off, and let it charge on its own until the fan shuts off. It should then be calibrated.

]]> http://blog.laptopbatterylife.com/2012/09/20/replace-and-calibrate-batteries-in-an-apc-smart-ups/#comment-19526 fl0r1svdk Fri, 21 Sep 2012 04:11:11 +0000 http://blog.laptopbatterylife.com/2012/09/20/replace-and-calibrate-batteries-in-an-apc-smart-ups/#comment-19526 here? is the serial conection on the back for?

]]> http://blog.laptopbatterylife.com/2012/09/20/replace-and-calibrate-batteries-in-an-apc-smart-ups/#comment-19525 Tyler Miller Fri, 21 Sep 2012 03:57:34 +0000 http://blog.laptopbatterylife.com/2012/09/20/replace-and-calibrate-batteries-in-an-apc-smart-ups/#comment-19525 how much did your? server cost

]]> http://blog.laptopbatterylife.com/2012/09/20/replace-and-calibrate-batteries-in-an-apc-smart-ups/#comment-19524 Maxxarcade Fri, 21 Sep 2012 03:39:55 +0000 http://blog.laptopbatterylife.com/2012/09/20/replace-and-calibrate-batteries-in-an-apc-smart-ups/#comment-19524 The serial port is? for monitoring the UPS with the PC.

]]> http://blog.laptopbatterylife.com/2012/09/20/replace-and-calibrate-batteries-in-an-apc-smart-ups/#comment-19523 Maxxarcade Fri, 21 Sep 2012 03:21:37 +0000 http://blog.laptopbatterylife.com/2012/09/20/replace-and-calibrate-batteries-in-an-apc-smart-ups/#comment-19523 Are you referring to the whole rack of stuff, or one particular server? I can’t? say how much has gone into it total, because I’ve built it over the last few years. Mainly using second hand parts.

]]> http://blog.laptopbatterylife.com/2012/09/20/replace-and-calibrate-batteries-in-an-apc-smart-ups/#comment-19522 MixerVM Fri, 21 Sep 2012 02:51:22 +0000 http://blog.laptopbatterylife.com/2012/09/20/replace-and-calibrate-batteries-in-an-apc-smart-ups/#comment-19522 Where is the fan in the unit?

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