[PLUG] Battery Backup Beep

[Ben Koenig]

On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 11:54 AM, Dick Steffens <dick at dicksteffens.com>
wrote:

> On 04/12/2018 11:50 AM, Ben Koenig wrote:
>
>> Oh, so you are saying its more like an electrical sound and not a speaker.
>> So not a beep, but a failing capacitor or fan or something. That sounds
>> more serious, I would replace the unit immediately.
>>
>
> No, it's not squealing capacitor. It's the sound the unit makes when it
> does its thing, switching to battery or whatever it's doing when it senses
> a problem with the line voltage.
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dick Steffens
>
>
Yes, that makes it a beep code. Beep codes don't have to be from a PC
motherboard, its just a way for headless devices to tell you what is wrong.
Whatever that sound is should be documented by the manufacturer.

Granted, not every company bothers to document the stuff their products do,
but thats the risk you take as a consumer. Like others have already
mentioned, it probably means the battery needs to be replaced, but if you
want something more specific then you need to read the manual.