I have an older APC 1500 Smart battery backup which I have my rack plugged into. Recently it started shutting down the rack for no reason ..no power outages isn the rest of the house, and it stopped when I plugged the rack directly into the wall, so pretty sure it's the APC unit. Bayyery reads 100% and the self test showed good.
I have no idea whats wrong with it and frankly it's probably too old to mess with, so here is my question: I recently had a stand by generator installed which kicks in after the power is out for 10 seconds. Can I replace the 1500 smart UPS with a UPS with less power and without all of the bells and whistles as I only need it to catch that 10 seconds between power out and the genny coming on. Any thoughts or recommendations greatly appreciated...john