What does a blinking red light on a spike or surge suppressor indicate? Instructions lost.?
I lost the instructions for the surge suppressor. It has six places to plug into. At the time that the red light was blinking, a radio and an electric tooth brush were plugged into it.
A normal radio and an electric toothbrush normally wouldn’t draw enough current to short anything out. Unless they themselves were wonked up something bad.
If its a constant flashing staccato blink, then it probably means something, and my guess is something got sizzled. Although usually that just means the fuse. Although, getting the fuse and replacing it is a hassle if that were the case.
Alternately, and as I’ve seen happen many many times, the powerswitch is red, and the little light in it to tell you its getting power is just slowly blinking in and out, which just means you have an old surge protector. (Got 2 in the house like this right now.)
If, on the other hand, this isn’t so much a surge protector (Or suppressor if you prefer.) as a "Universal Power Supply" meaning it has a battery backup built into it, then 9 times out of 10, the battery can’t hold a charge anymore and is trying to tell you it’s low. Depending on how expensive it was, you could just buy a new one or replace the battery. Most times the trouble to replace them isn’t worth the effort. But that is assuming its a UPS.