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« on: July 14, 2012, 03:22:23 PM » |
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When my A/C comes on my PC reboots . I do have aUPS / srge protector fitted to the wall outlet.
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« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2012, 03:26:38 PM » |
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heavy draw at startup dropping power below the cutoff level of you puter's power supply. your ups is junk, it should maintain a high enough level for many mins, or hours.
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« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2012, 03:27:54 PM » |
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With the PC on, try unpluging the UPS.
If the PC doesn't stay running, then the UPS is either bad or under powered.
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« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2012, 03:28:17 PM » |
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heavy draw at startup dropping power below the cutoff level of you puter's power supply. your ups is junk, it should maintain a high enough level for many mins, or hours.
I figured the new UPS was not doing agood job. Just wanted it confirming. |
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« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2012, 03:30:29 PM » |
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or you could have a loose neutral in the panel...turn off all the power and tighten every connection in the panel,,except the ones on the main breaker if you dont know what you are doing,,
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« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2012, 04:12:36 PM » |
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The UPS isn't doing it's job, but, you shouldn't have that much voltage drop when the ac kicks on.
As was mentioned, it maybe a loose connection, maybe too much draw on one circuit. A loose connection might not cause a noticeable problem except during high current draw such as when your ac starts up.
Is the AC a 120V unit which plugs into a standard outlet such as a window unit? If so the solution might be as simple as making sure they are not on the same breaker or perhaps, the same 120V leg of incoming power. The problem could also be a loose connection in either the outlet the ac plugs into or the outlet the pc plugs into. If you have to run one from an extension cord for a test, make sure it's a "heavy duty" extension cord which is no longer than it has to be and "feel" it frequently to make sure it's not heating up if you're using it as a test on the ac unit.
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« Reply #6 on: July 14, 2012, 04:23:32 PM » |
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The UPS isn't doing it's job, but, you shouldn't have that much voltage drop when the ac kicks on.
As was mentioned, it maybe a loose connection, maybe too much draw on one circuit. A loose connection might not cause a noticeable problem except during high current draw such as when your ac starts up.
Is the AC a 120V unit which plugs into a standard outlet such as a window unit? If so the solution might be as simple as making sure they are not on the same breaker or perhaps, the same 120V leg of incoming power. The problem could also be a loose connection in either the outlet the ac plugs into or the outlet the pc plugs into. If you have to run one from an extension cord for a test, make sure it's a "heavy duty" extension cord which is no longer than it has to be and "feel" it frequently to make sure it's not heating up if you're using it as a test on the ac unit.
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« Reply #7 on: July 14, 2012, 06:06:40 PM » |
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Don't have a ups now, but when I did the power of the house would die in a storm and my computer would continue to run for me to shut it down after saving documents properly. That's what they r designed for.
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« Reply #8 on: July 14, 2012, 06:28:15 PM » |
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or you could have a loose neutral in the panel...turn off all the power and tighten every connection in the panel,,except the ones on the main breaker if you dont know what you are doing,,
Before you dig into the power panel, try the simple thing I suggested, just unplug the UPS. It's possible you have more than one problem, |
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« Reply #9 on: July 14, 2012, 06:31:12 PM » |
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or you could have a loose neutral in the panel...turn off all the power and tighten every connection in the panel,,except the ones on the main breaker if you dont know what you are doing,,
Before you dig into the power panel, try the simple thing I suggested, just unplug the UPS. It's possible you have more than one problem, UPS will be returned to retailer on Monday.  |
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