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JDC

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4. Almost every UPS issue we've had that wasn't a blow up

Reply to RKP5637 (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 5, 2018, 06:26 PM

Feb 2018

Was solved w/ battery replacement. APC has a pretty good website. They also provide UPS management software that may help you diagnose the problem.

Maybe there is some sort of nightly self test that is scheduled. The software may help.

Good luck, if none of this works, just change your clocks so the UPS thinks it's noon while you are sleeping.....kidding.

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Why would my UPS cycle on/off at about the same time each night? [View all] RKP5637 Feb 2018 OP

Can you do a self-test? DonaldsRump Feb 2018 #1

I've done the self-test and it always tests OK. It's always about the same time, 1:00 AM. It's RKP5637 Feb 2018 #3

Almost every UPS issue we've had that wasn't a blow up JDC Feb 2018 #4

LOL, Thanks!!! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2018 #8

How old is the unit and is there anything that increases the load on it nightly? JDC Feb 2018 #2

It's about 5 years old. The batteries were replaced about a year or so ago. It always passes RKP5637 Feb 2018 #6

Mine started doing that after a few years matt819 Feb 2018 #5

I think that will be my next step. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2018 #7

I had some old APC UPSs that I guess automatically self tested daily. Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #9

"... when the utility was going into a load management period." I think that might be what is RKP5637 Feb 2018 #10

I don't remember exactly, but the management signal would come around ten Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #11

I'm wondering if someplace there is some heavy load placed on the lines around 1AM? This is a RKP5637 Feb 2018 #12

Getting back to you per my post#12. RKP5637 Feb 2018 #13

I'm glad it was resolved. n/t Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #14