Allright i was working in my PCBs and i noticed a little (maybe ) problem i have had this voltage regultor/UPS for around 7 years now, i have replaced its batteries twice now, however lately i have been hearing the internal relay quite often, especially during nights, so i decided to get to the bottom of this
If power goes out, battery kicks in, so that part its working ok
I went for my multimetter to meassure AC from the "protected" outlets of the UPS, and heres what i found out
Voltage from the protected outlets goes from 124v to 128v and it is exactly that moment when the voltage changes that i can hear the relay activate, the same happens with any other outlet from the house
the voltage fluctuates between these 2 readings every 2-3min or so
I will take more readings during the day, to try to confirm its not regulating however while its still night here come some questions
1) why is voltage higher during the nights?
2) Shouldnt the UPS put out exactly 127v at all times? even if the outlets voltage its 128?
3) In case of being broken , whats the part that dies that makes this not regulate, is it the LM-regulator inside the thing? id it died other components can be also considered dead? could i replace them and make the whole thing work as intended if thats the case?