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SMC1500 doing a weird "cycling" thing

Having a new problem with a formerly reliable SMC1500. Have a computer, monitor and NAS plugged in, none of which are affected by the behaviour. However, when you look at the front of it, it looks good...
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SMTL1000RM2UC manual charge

Hi, We have a special application where I'd like to manually charge the battery bank of the UPS in addition to the 120V mains rectifier. Sometimes we use 120V, sometimes a 48V DC charger, so charge ra...
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default.cmd - PowerChute 10.0.1 with Windows 8 Pro 64 Bit - running ex...

Dear Sir or Madame, I am currently using PowerChute 10.0.1 with Windows 8 Pro 64 Bit connected to Smart-UPS with original APC-cable and serial I/O-interface: Unfortunately the shutdown script (cmd-file...
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Hello Everyone, I have run into a problem that I cannot seem to solve, after quite some research and experimentation, I might add. TL;DR at bottom. I am trying to script a UPS shutdown for a specifi...
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SMX1500RM2U w/ 1 SMX48RMBP2U ... additional packs increase charging r...

Hello, I have 1 SMX1500RM2U and 1 SMX48RMBP2U external battery pack, with new batteries. Both are working ok, except the maximum charge rate going into the external battery pack is about 80W. At ~54 V...
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Which rack UPS is silent when battery not charging?

Hi, I need to have my UPS in my home rack in my living room, thats why it shoud be as silent as possible. I read that APC has some rack UPS, where the fans are not running if battery is charged. As wel...
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Smart UPS SC 1500 continuous rapid beeping

Replaced battery on Smart UPS SC 1500 (SN 5S0711T80625) and now the UPS is making a continuous rapid beeping sound while on battery light is lit. The UPS remains in this condition whether plugged in or...
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Batteries hot swapable and power cycle during sellf-test

Hi, 2 questions for you. 1. I have a SMT2200RM2U Smart UPS. It performed a scheduled self test last night and it caused the closet switches to lose power/power cycle. I manually performed a self test a...
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Is UK Phone and Chat Support closed for holidays?

I was wondering if the UK Chat and Phone support centre is closed at the moment because of the holiday period? I have a possible Warranty issue with an SMT1500I that I would like help with. When callin...
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SmartConnect firmware 4.1 release notes?

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Detect faulty battery

Hello, I've an alarm "At least one faulty battery exists.". I want to detect the faulty one ,how could i do it. Also could i change the faulty cartridge. UPS model is : SURT20KRMXLI THANKS
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