So what started out as a quiet Friday turned into me somehow shorting out our 8kVA UPS! This is basically what happened, the question is WHY did it happen?!
- Needed to free up an outlet on a wall. Connected to it was an extension cord with a UPS and Workstation on it.
- I unplugged the extension cord from the Wall and plugged it into the PDU. I think i heard a slight pop or thud (its in the other room) figured it was the workstation UPS kicking in.
- When i walked into the room the UPS appeared to have no power but wasn't on battery.
- I plugged in a surge protector to the extension cord to see if the light lit up (just checking for power real quick and the surge protector is what was sitting there). The extension cord was a single to multi so both the UPS and surge protector were plugged in simultaneously
- *DRAMATIC POP* shorted the UPS and...