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ES-650 Alert On and Red Flashing light. Battery tested OK. What to do?

We tested the battery on a voltage meter and it is fine but the UPC is making the sound alert and the red light is flashing. What is happening? Can I disconnect the alert sound? thank you Message was e...
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DSS connection to P11vt3mp6

Instructions for this unit are unclear. In one place (In and To Equipment) it states protection is provided for a DSS receiver. However just below in bold type it says not to connect the cable from a D...
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2 PCs

I have 2 PC's. Can I put both on an APC Back-UPS XS 1300/1500 system?
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Batteries heated up

Hi, I have APC Smart-UPS 700VA and using two wet batteries with it. For the last one week the batteries get very hot. May be they get overcharged. If this is the reason, is there a way to adjust the c...
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how to ground PNET1GB standalone ethernet surge protector?

I have very little knowledge about electrical wiring and am a bit confused as to where I should connect the ground wire for the PNET1GB. I'm using a laptop and don't seem to have anything in my room to...
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Back-UPS XS 1200 replacement battery

I have a 6 year old Back-UPS XS 1200 in need of battery replacement. I believe I need an RBC32 but I am not 100% sure if this is right. I removed the battery that’s already installed and there was no “...
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Treadmill Battery Backup

I know this is going to sound crazy but.... I work for a resort and we have several Treadmills. The power went out recently and it sent one of our guest projecting forward into the front of the Treadmi...
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Hello, question regarding voltage let through

Hi, I recently bought the P8VT3 surge protector. I am using it to protect my tv, computer, game consoles etc. I noticed this model has a less than 85 voltage let through. However, I saw other models w...
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Need help to uninstall Powerchute personal edition from Server 2003 R2

I've seen from reading other threads that registry keys must be deleted to uninstall PCPE 2.0. Unfortunately, the instructions are always sent to the poster's email or via PM. I too need some help, as ...
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Battery malfunction

Hi, Here some log from my SmartUPS 1000. What do you think can cause this problem of Battery Voltage (VDC) going from 27.54 to 0,00 and the flood of alert i got ? In the console everything seem to be r...
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Voltage Regulation - Line-R versus APC AV versus UPS

Hello all! I'm a bit confused on the subject of voltage regulation, and what each product does about it. Right now, I have a BackUPS XS 1500, which has a sensitivity setting (Low, Medium, or High, cur...
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