Get Ups Draft Test Method Comment Summary - Energy Star - Energystar

The quickest test is to pull the plug out of the wall and see what happens. If the attached load drops (ie computer turns 0ff) then you have a UPS or battery problem. If everything is powered and keeps going, then your UPS is working! At the very least, you know your UPS and batteries are working.

Procedure Set up load bank and monitoring equipment to the requirements of the "test profile" Begin the test while "logging" all data that includes overall voltage, current, and all cell voltages simultaneously while maintaining the test profile. Observe the battery for intercell/unit connector or terminal heating.

Procedure Set up load bank and monitoring equipment to the requirements of the "test profile" Begin the test while "logging" all data that includes overall voltage, current, and all cell voltages simultaneously while maintaining the test profile. Observe the battery for intercell/unit connector or terminal heating.

You can tell if your UPS battery needs to be replaced if: You're getting poor voltage readings. You're getting low-battery alarms. You're noticing an early discharge.

By default all Smart-UPS products will perform a Self Test when you initially turn the UPS on, and then once every 2 weeks from that point forward. This can be adjusted via PowerChute, the LCD Screen, or the Network Management Card. The interval will always begin when you last turned the UPS on.

To test your UPS, throw the circuit breaker with the UPS on it to simulate and outage and see how the transition goes. Note that in general testing an UPS by pulling the plug from the wall is not a good idea. Electronics like to always have a good ground reference.