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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Varche on 22 October 2018, 11:43:37
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I have decided to buy two more small UPS's. Just to keep the various set top boxes happy during the frequent second outages we have in bad weather.
The one I have on Sweex 500ma I have on my desktop has an audible alarm which I cannot figure out how to disable in software. It isn't an issue though as it a away from sleeping areas.
So does anyone know of a small UPS that has an alarm disable feature on it? It isn't something they major on in their specs. Trust, Woxter, APC,Salicru, NGS
If all else fails I suppose I could cut the wire to the beeper but then that no doubt would invalidate the guarantee.
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I am pretty sure you can disable the alarms on the APC Smart UPSs. I think you have to connect them to a PC and run a configuration utility to access the setting, though.
A UPS might not be ideally suited to what you want to do, however, as they are designed primarily for delivering large amounts of power for short periods (long enough to shut down the system plus a bit). Some even shut down after a few minutes with no PC communication even before the battery gets depleted. It sounds like you need the opposite - a few watts for a longer period.
The other option is to open one up and either stick a sticker over the hole in the little sounder that makes the noise, or get the soldering iron out and remove it completely.
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What else is there if not UPS ?
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Crack it open and de-solder the speaker. Just don't
cross the streams bridge the contacts on the battery.
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Not all of the Smart APC have a Com Port for PC, some of the cheaper ones are just dumb, normally if its Para-shoot ready it will have for Para-shoot config and other features via PC, cant remember if it lets you turn the Alarm off though been a while since I last played with one.
As said best way is take it apart, unplug it and remove the internal Battery connection first, then its normally just a Piezo Buzzer in there on the PCB.
PS, if your inn the Market for a good second hand one give me a shout, I'll even put some new batteries in there. ;)
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Not all of the Smart APC have a Com Port for PC, some of the cheaper ones are just dumb, normally if its Para-shoot ready it will have for Para-shoot config and other features via PC, cant remember if it lets you turn the Alarm off though been a while since I last played with one.
As said best way is take it apart, unplug it and remove the internal Battery connection first, then its normally just a Piezo Buzzer in there on the PCB.
PS, if your inn the Market for a good second hand one give me a shout, I'll even put some new batteries in there. ;)
Do you mean Power Chute?
Crack it open and de-solder the speaker. Just don't cross the streams bridge the contacts on the battery.
This made me think of the powersounder ;D
To the OP, I'd just take the suggestions above and disconnect the speaker/buzzer whatever. I can't see the value in spending good money when you already have a product you are otherwise happy with.
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Not all of the Smart APC have a Com Port for PC, some of the cheaper ones are just dumb, normally if its Para-shoot ready it will have for Para-shoot config and other features via PC, cant remember if it lets you turn the Alarm off though been a while since I last played with one.
As said best way is take it apart, unplug it and remove the internal Battery connection first, then its normally just a Piezo Buzzer in there on the PCB.
PS, if your inn the Market for a good second hand one give me a shout, I'll even put some new batteries in there. ;)
Do you mean Power Chute?
Yep, although Spell Checker had other ideas. ::)
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Not all of the Smart APC have a Com Port for PC, some of the cheaper ones are just dumb, normally if its Para-shoot ready it will
Again, not always, sometimes you have to add a network card.
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Not all of the Smart APC have a Com Port for PC, some of the cheaper ones are just dumb, normally if its Para-shoot ready it will have for Para-shoot config and other features via PC, cant remember if it lets you turn the Alarm off though been a while since I last played with one.
As said best way is take it apart, unplug it and remove the internal Battery connection first, then its normally just a Piezo Buzzer in there on the PCB.
PS, if your inn the Market for a good second hand one give me a shout, I'll even put some new batteries in there. ;)
Thanks for your kind offer. I will get a couple of cheap new units off Amazon and disable the buzzers.