The backup battery issue I mentioned several weeks ago has entered a new chapter. The beeping finally stopped, all on its own, only to return three times, in an even quieter chirping sound.
Last night, with full lights blinking (a new twist to get my attention), the beeping started up again, and I lost all patience. I killed power, robbed it of all its friends plugged in the back end, and am now using a $14 strip.
“It’s dead, Jim.”
I will replace the battery in a few weeks when I have more time. In the meantime, I will be more proactive in shutting-down my system during thunderstorms and freak hailstorms. Not that the latter are very common.
What I don’t understand is why there is no switch to silence the alarm. Ok, I know why: they really want to sell more batteries. But really, I’d pay more for the model that had a silencer. It could even read with some legalese:
By pressing this switch, I will silence the alarm that’s alerting me that the battery in this device is no longer operational and requires replacement for this device to operate normally. Running this device with this switch turned on will not protect my computer from power failure (although surge protection is still enabled).
Better yet, throw the switch, and the device has auto-ordered you a new battery from Amazon.com. Everyone could be happy.