UPS fire risks?

[Ykno]

Right so i was given a UPS by my boss at work as he was cleanign out siome old gear he had at home.

I brought some new batterys and installed them,

 

But before I went to plug it in I got a anxioty attack worring about fire risk and so on.

 

is there a risk? is so what risk are there with UPS's and how can i prevent or see them coming.

 

MY UPS is a APC Smart-UPS 750VA.

 

Cheers for any advise.

 

and yes Im aware I'm worrying possibly to much, but I have a dog who stays home why me and the wife are at work and stuff in my house I cant replace.

[manikyath]

there's a fire risk in about everything you plug into an outlet, its up to you to look at the device and make the judgement call based on the condition its in.

[Guest]

I've had a Belkin 1250VA and an APC 1500VA fail on me. Both times there was smoke and a sulfur odor. Neither felt like it would burst into flame. (Mind you this is over the course of 10 years and like 15 UPSes.)

[manikyath]

1 hour ago, Alexsolo said:

Big batteries pose a potential risk, but that risk is very minimal.

lead-acid batteries are passive AF, you couldnt get them to burst into flames if you tried.

 

the biggest potential hazard in a UPS is the capacitors going bad, and the potential "electrical troubles" that brings.

[aisle9]

For a second, I thought this was about fire risks at United Parcel Service, and I was about to tell you the story of the time a friend of mine thought that shipping a bunch of matches was a good idea.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, aisle9 said:

For a second, I thought this was about fire risks at United Parcel Service, and I was about to tell you the story of the time a friend of mine thought that shipping a bunch of matches was a good idea.

Go on....

[aisle9]

36 minutes ago, Legendarypoet said:

Go on....

Turns out it's not.