APC UPS problem

[bbarnes]

I just dug out an APC Back-UPS 600 Uninteruptable Power Supply to see if I could get it to work (electricity been going out a lot lately).

Anyways, I got it plugged in, but when I flick all the switches nothing happens...


Is it dead?

 

[Tiger]

How long has it been sitting unpowered?
That battery needs a constant trickle charge after being fully charged.
Could be the battery has had it.

 

[stonecold3169]

before it works you need to plug the inside battery in, it ships disconnected so that it doesn't go boom when it hits a really big bump.

There should be 2-4 screws on the bottom, those unscrew and a little panel slides out, and there should be a piece of paper or plastic showing where to connect it.