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Road_Hazard
Road_Hazard

BGM1500-US fan constantly running

I bought my BGM1500 on November 27, 2024 from BHPhotoVideo and with it, I bought the Allstate 2 year warranty via Squaretrade. For the past couple of weeks, the internal fan runs non-stop. To tempora...
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Steve0255
Steve0255

Back UPS NS 575G Replacement Battery

Why can I not locate a replacement battery on this web site?
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JT5
JT5

BR1500G-GR with BR24BPG drained in 1 minute

Slightly old (3-4 years) UPS kit but battery status shows 'Normal' and Self Test is 'Passed'. Remaining runtime is shown as roughly 90 minutes. Still, this is what happens when mains power is lost (...
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TALI
TALI

APC Smart UPS SMT2200I Issue

Hi everyone, I am using an APC Smart-UPS SMT2200 (3000VA) with my computers. Occasionally, the UPS makes a thud-like sound and then shuts off completely. The UPS fails to shift the load to the batt...
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BACK UPS XS 1500 error code F06 - 3 months old

I have a very new APC BACK-UPS XS 1500 that is giving me a F06 error code before it totally dies. I can unplug it for a while plug it back in, it acts normally for a day and totally dies again. Does an...
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jackjprice
jackjprice

AP9631 FTP Fails at 100%

Hello, I am attempting to automate the firmware upgrade process on our APC UPS. When I put the firmware file on the UPS using FTP, it fails at 100%. I have tried a couple different avenues and I will i...
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fjherna
fjherna

APC by Schneider Electric BVX1600LI & LEDs interpretation

Hi, this is first post to the Foro. Sorry for my English (no native). I have a brand new APC BVX1600LI APU Very simple APU. My previous APC Backup LS is dead. It is working apparently well. However at...
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High Pitched Squelching Noise From Back-UPS XS 1500 (BX1500LCD)

For some time now (a year or so) my UPS has been making a really high-pitched squelching noise. It is an ultra high pitched, about second long, drawn out cricket sound that repeats every 3-4 seconds. B...
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AHiscock
AHiscock

SRT1500XLA Does not See SRT48BP Expansion Pack

A client has an existing SRT1500XLA UPS from 2020 (SN = AS20232...) that has been in play for several years. Couple days ago I replaced the internal Battery for the first time, all was well with that....
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Shalak
Shalak

What RCD (GFCI) for SRT3000RMXLi and SUA3000RMI? (if any)

I have a small server room at home, and the whole building is protected by a standard household 30 mA RCD breaker. Everything worked fine when I was only using an SUA3000RMI, but after adding an SRT3...
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LEDEng
LEDEng

Went with a pop!! SMX2200RMHV2U

I've just had one of these with a dead battery pack, 0 volts on the output, opened the battery pack up and one of the batteries was leaking. So, I swapped the battery pack from a known good unit, measu...
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