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BR1200 AVR boost unstoppable

In the last month I've had several undervoltage events at home, and that is giving troubles to my ups. Input voltage should be 230V, but during this summer it's floating around 200-220V This is what ha...
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BackUPS 500 constant beep with replace battery and overload lights on ...

We have a remote office where the users came in to a beeping BackUPS 500 with the overload and battery lights on solid, the PC connected to the device was off and there was no power outage at the time....
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BG500 network failure

I purchased 2 new BG500 UPSs. After working a couple weeks, both now fail to acquire addresses by DHCP. As you would expect, with no address they thrash the devices connected to the smart outlets usi...
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SurgeArrest changes LAN speed from 1Gbps to 100MB

When I plug the Ethernet cable into the P11VNT3 surge protector it changes the speed from 1Gps to 100Mbps. Why is it doing this? It only supports speeds up to 100Mbps?
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Serial port on APC Powerstack 450VA ... what comm port settings?

Hi, We're a nonprofit exerpimental wireless ISP. We recently got 3x APC Powerstack 450VAs on ebay for a price we couldn't pass up. Some of our sites are just wifi radios, so the 280 watt capacity of th...
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Wrong voltage and Battery switch with Back-UPS RS 800

I have a RS 800 that is switching to battery every one second during 30 minutes once a day or two. This behaviour occurs each 4-5 months without any reason. Model: Back-UPS BR 800Serial number: NB07390...
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Continuous "Morse Code" (or Popcorn) Sound (no smoke)

My single Backups RS800 (new battery 3/15) has begun to make random continuous Morse Code sounds. (To you post-WWII members, that sounds like popcorn softly popping).There are no blinking lights on the...
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APC 1300 seems dead circuit breakers stays tripped

We have 3 1300s in our shop. One is working fine, the other two do not show any response to new batteris, etc. The diagnostic screen will not come up at all, though the surge outlets still work fine. I...
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Technical Questions for Back-UPS Pro Units

Hello APC, I've just acquired an APC BR1200G and after the fact I got it I realized about a couple of things which I didn't consider. I would like to know whether you can confirm this for me so that I ...
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RS-1500 / BR-1500 / SN JB0420024987 - Unit stays on BATTERY after brie...

Hello, I've looked and looked for an answer in the forums and cannot seem to locate one. I apologize if this has already been covered. I have several APC UPS Units in our home. All are connected to PC'...
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I replaced the batteries on my J10

I took it to battery plus and they said the part that u plug back into the unit is dead. HOw do get a replacement plug or do i have to get a new J10 battery pack ?
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