Battery Backup Guide

no namer asked:


We have a surge protector, and I’m always worried that I have too much plugged into it. I have a computer, the monitor, the phone, printer, which is rarely on, and the internet box. The computer stuff except the printer is on a lot, and I always think it’s too much. I’m not good with electric, but is that too much?

mendoncadam asked:


My computer and monitor are plugged into a surge protector.
When i shut down my computer, should i also turn off the power from the surge protector?

Blake asked:


I have a Belkin brand surge protector/battery backup thing that my computer, monitor, printer, and home telephone charger are plugged in to.

There are eight outlets on this thing: four of them are labeled “Surge Protection”, while the other four are labeled, “Battery Back-up Plus Surge Protection”.

The outlets with the battery back-up do not work. I tried plugging things in to them, and those things did not receive any power.

Also, there is a button on the front of it that is labeled, “On/Off/Test”. There are two lights to the left of this button, labeled, “On Line” and “On Battery”. On the other side of the button are two more lights, labeled, “Overload” and “Replace Battery”. None of these lights or on.

I think this thing used to work, and at least one light was on, and if you held the button, it beeped, and the light turned off. You could turn it back on this way, too.

I don’t really know how to work this thing and don’t know why it doesn’t work now, when it did before.

Help?