Re: [Apcupsd-users] Continual stream of battattach, battdetach, changeme and powerout events from BX1600MI

[Andy S. <an...@st...>]

Hi Jernej,

On Thu, Feb 08, 2024 at 02:32:42PM +0100, Jernej Simončič wrote:
> On Thursday, February 8, 2024, 01:20:37, Andy Smith wrote:
> > Have I configured something incorrectly here, or this model is known
> > to not work with apcupsd, or it is faulty?
> 
> Something's wrong with your UPS, most likely the battery is bad,
> but since you say the UPS is brand new, just get it replaced.

Thanks for the advice.

As there is no audible or visual alarm on the unit itself, APC are
refusing to proceed with a warranty claim unless I demonstrate,
using Powerchute, that these events occur or a self-test fails. I
can't run Powerchute because I don't have any Windows machines. I'll
probably just return it to the vendor according to consumer law,
without doing a warranty claim.

In the meantime, APC won't be interested but for my own interest is
it worth doing the "2)  Perform self-test" of "apctest"?

Thanks,
Andy