On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 11:31:14 +0000, Max wrote:

I'm living in SW Florida, and my UPS goes onto battery about 4 times a day,
usually at around 2am, and when it goes off it's exactly 4 times at the same
intervals. The software gives a reason "blackout" -- only the lights never
flicker or anything. What's the deal -- is my power really that dirty and at
2am and for 4 intervals, or are there aliens trying to talk to me?

-Max

A few questions

1) Do you see the UPS switching in or are you just reading the report
file? If you haven't seen the UPS switching in then it might just be a
software issue, if you have then it's a real event.

2) Do you live in a house or a large building? Large motors like those
found in elevators can put big spikes on a power line. AC compressors can
do the same thing. Is there some big device that might be scheduled to
turn on at 2 am?

3) How long has this been going on? Is it possibly hurricane related? The
hurricanes must have damaged a lot of power lines, the power company may
be switching circuits so that they can work on particular lines.