Eaton 5P UPS literally stinks
Thankfully, some of our clients had the mis-fortune to witness the smell emitted by this UPS so blocking any further procurement of Eaton devices for use in an office environment was an easy decision.
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What Does a Bad Battery Smell Like?
An unusual odor emanating from any power source, such as a car battery, a home uninterruptible power supply (UPS), or a small rechargeable device, is a serious warning sign that should not
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Help || Burning smell from UPS [?] : r/techsupport
It''s hard to tell from your post whether you mean your computer''s PSU (power supply unit) or a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) was giving off a burning smell. If it is indeed a UPS as you say, I would
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Is it normal for a new PSU to have a weird smell?
If your PSU smells like something burning, that''s a sign it''s defective, and you should replace it. But if it''s just a weird factory smell and not burning, you might be okay. Microcenter is usually pretty good
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Analysis Of The Causes When An Uninterruptible Power Supply (ups
For example, one user reported that the fan for error code unlimited power supply was constantly running, and the cabinet was emitting a burnt plastic smell; error code uninterrupted power supply for computer was
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I tried conectting my old psu but it only has a 6 pin connector for the GPU, what should I do? Get another psu, that''s all you can do really. Don''t take shortcuts with power supplies.
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Is it normal to smell a littlel burning inside of a power supply?
It might have just been some dust if the PC hasn''t been on for a while, but since you said it was like a plastic smell it''s not worth the risk to your other components or the possible fire risk in a worst-case scenario.
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Weird psu smell
Check the AC cable going into the power supply. If it smells weirder, like fish, could be capacitors being damaged and leaking electrolyte... should stop using the power supply.
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My ups smells
When you say, “My UPS Smells” there are a number of distinctive smells such as a burning one and the other one is a burnt out electrolytic capacitor one. You need to have experienced the smells to use
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New APC BX1100 / Ozone-like smell lasting for almost a month. Problem?
Not the hydrogen sulphide smell from a bad battery but the sort of acrid smell you''d get from high voltage gear that''s factory new. I''d expect this to be the normal off-gassing I''ve encountered before from previous APC
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