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BR900 - Dead unit or Battery issue?

I have a 4-5 year old BR900 used in a home office for light loads. It has been silent (no noticeable fan noise as others have mentioned). Recently it started switching between Power/Backup with the li...
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APC A/V S20 Question/Concern

I have been running my A/V equipment with a APC S20 for about 1.5 years now and everything is still workin fine, but I had a few questions. I have been reading a lot about surge protectors and I am won...
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UPS beeping

Hello, I have an APC UPS at home and it won't stop beeping! Can you pls help on what to do? Thanks
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Is is OK to use your UPS as a power switch to turn your gear off and o...

Is it OK to use your UPS as a power switch to turn your gear off and on each day? I assume that even though the UPS is turned off, it is still connected to the power and therefore is still charging its...
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ES 550 problem

My unit keeps giving the 4 beeps every thirty seconds indicating that it's on battery backup. Only problem is, it's been plugged in the whole time. Now what?
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using 120V dual voltage devices in a 230V type C/J UPS

I am moving to Rwanda, where the voltage is 230V. I have a all in one 24inch desktop, a laptop, a wireless router, printer, and likely charging my cell phones occassionally off this UPS. It has been re...
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APC 500 for recording studio

Hello, My name is Alex, I'M new here but have a question I need help with. Any help from you guys would be greatly appreciated. I have a small recording studio, in an Industrial outlet, and am beginnin...
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Dell Optiplex 9020 needs pure sine wave?

Have 3 Dell Optiplex 9020 MT which according to the specs here uses a PFC power supply. Looking for a UPS these units and wonder whether in fact these computers require UPSs with a pure sine wave outpu...
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High end system, please suggest a suitable APC UPS

GreetingsI'm building a new systemand I'd like to use a proper APC UPS with it.Specs:CPU: Intel i7 4790kVGA: GTX 780 Ti (MSI GTX 780Ti GAMING 3G)HD: 1 high rpm sata3SSD: 1 SSD M.2PSU: 1000W 80+ Platin...
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Looking for alternative to SUDP002

We have a Smart-UPS DP 6000 XL connected via a SUDP002 service bypass unit. I want to re-locate the UPS and would prefer to install a second bypass unit at the new location (the mains needs to be insta...
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using a ups in my truck as an inverter

I have several ups units that were given to me, and I'd like to know if I can parallel connect the 7 ah battery in the ups to the 2 12v cranking batteries of my Ford truck, and use the ups as an invert...
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