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APC BX1500G Powerchute reporting issue with battery

I have just replaced my battery in my APC BX1500G. The new battery was tested in 2021 as per the note left with the new battery. When I run a self-test on the unit the app is reporting that my new batt...
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Smart-UPS 500 (SCL500RM1UNC) no power on switched outlet groups

Hi,I have a new Smart-UPS 500 (SCL500RM1UNC) and I'm unable to get power onGroup 1: Outlet Group 1 OnGroup 2: Outlet Group 2 OnThey are both switched on and there is no power on the outlets. Same when ...
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My computer won't turn on in battery mode (UPS brand new)

Hi. My computer won't turn on in battery mode with the APC BX-1500M-LM60 1500va (900w)The consumption of my computer is approximately only 500 watts. The same UPS show this in the display but is not wo...
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UPS for an office (school assignment)

Hello good people, I'm new here and I don't know if this is an accepted use of this forum. Please let me know if it's not and I will of course delete this topic. I'm also not a native English speaker, ...
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Back-UPS 500 continuous beep and flashing green

A few days ago there was a power outage. When it came back, the circuit breaker where my UPS was connected tripped, and when I re-armed it, I realized that my UPS was no longer working (the connected d...
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Smart-UPS 1500 - False site wiring warning

I have two of these units at the house, both are environment pulls from upgrade jobs. Both work fine. However The one unit constantly displays the "Warning State: Site Wiring" and has a bit of a trans...
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Repair or discard? BE550G ...

While testing a BE550G, I connected a 40-watt string of novelty lights and they have a slight, rapid flicker with no apparent pattern. I put that battery in another 550 and the test lights are stable. ...
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Using low loads with UPSs...

I have a need to keep power to devices that are in stand-by mode in the event of a power outage. Those devices draw about 2.5 watts and 70mA according to their respective specs. I had hoped to use APC ...
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Y splitter for SBC50?

I have a SUA1500 (Smartups 1500) and this uses the RBC7 battery. I was thinking, what if I buy one of these splitters. Could I then combine two batteries together to use at the same time in the SmartUp...
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Replace all RBCs

I have a UPS (Model №: SRT5KRMXLI).UPS is giving off an error that states to "Replace all RBC(s)".We got this UPS brand new in June 2021.I am looking to see if there is other solutions to try before we...
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SCL500RM1UC and very short power outages

Hi All,We've got 3 SCL500RM1UC UPS units installed, each protecting a single switch (load is around 10-15%)The power in the area isn't the best and we occasionally have very short "blinks" in power las...
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