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Powerchute reports low Est. Batt. Time for RS-1300

I replaced the batteries of a Back UPS RS-1300. Powerchute reports a low Estimated Battery Time (EBT) of about 5 minutes, with a load of about 150W or less.Not believing that this low number is correct...
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Shocked I am! RBC6?

Am I correct that the replacement APC battery "pack" for my old APC BP1100 UPS's (4) will cost me $160 each? (I paid $149 each for these "Refurbished" UPS's way back on 15-AUG-2002.) Current price read...
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Can someone confirm battery model?

I have a Back-UPS XS 1500 purchased on 03-25-2006. The m/n per bar code label is BX1500. It is one of the tall, thin tower models. It appears it was manufactured in India. Odd. I live in the USA (Georg...
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BR1500GI how to turn off the non-stop noisy fan?

Just bought it. The noise is very annoying, I put the UPS just beside my monitor PC. It is very loud!Battery already full charged and it's always on since three days ago, yet it's still loud.I read fro...
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Wiring in Reverse

I want to use my UPS for my solar panels. I want to plug it into the outlet and tie the solar panels in to charge the batteries. So what I think needs to happen is that the automatic transfer switch ne...
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software/firmware help

Hi i have a power chute personal edition back-ups es 550. i am trying to get a update for my software/firmware. when i go in to the filter by software/firmware and select software upgrades power chute ...
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different amperage in Adapters

I have a replacement adapter for my Sony laptop that is becoming frayed and i want to replace it... mine is 19.5 V, 6.15 amps... i found one same voltage, with 5.13 amps... would I have any problems us...
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Home UPS

There are a range of APC Home UPS in India and thousands of product user , I would request forum Moderator to include a "Home UPS" category for our convenience. Thank you Tarun
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SUA750

We have several SUA750 UPS, when we replace new batteries and gave a load to test, After few minits It alarmed continuously like overload. Need to reset anything. What is the procedure for battery repl...
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Using a APC NS 1250 (Model BN1250) on other electronics

Can I use this Back-Ups unit for a widescreen tv and DVR, etc? I bought a used one that seems to be working fine and have used a smaller unit for a computer and monitor but hesitate to use it for my TV...
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Battery Date Code

I have recently purchased a APC RBC-7 battery on ebay. It has the following codes on the top of the batteries: 070319HAN and 070320HA. Can someone tell me when the batteries were made please as they wo...
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