I have some hardware diagnostics to do

Feb 19, 2023 min read

Last night my UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) 1500VA unit that powers my DSL modem, OPNsense router PC, Fedora home server and a network switch has failed with error code E03.

From what I read about the CyberPower error codes, it is a failed to charge batteries error. To give some history, I purchased two CP1500PFCLCD back in 2016. About a year and a half ago, I bought some replacement batteries for one of them. I believe the UPS unit that failed last night still had the original batteries.

I will be swapping the newer batteries to the failed unit, just to make sure that it isn’t the charging circuit; I have read that trying to continually charge failed batteries can damage the circuit.

I pray that I just need to order new batteries, as they can be purchased for around $45 instead of having to replace the entire unit, which is around $220.

I will give an update when I have the issue resolved. God bless!