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Unit Snesitivity

Rregarding BR900GI :After configuratiion a new UPS , and a few weeks of use , how can I check if the Unit Sensitivity is at my wanted Level ?This without changing the level if its as desire.
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Back UPS ES 550: Frequent Clicking

I have the above model, to the best of my recollection it was purchased about two years ago. About a month ago it started clicking occasionally. It is doing so now with greater frequency. No lights ...
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Coax Protection: A Myth or a "Maybe?"

I live in Lightning Central in the Hudson Valley (Dr. Frankenstein has rented a castle nearby) and I am replacing cable modems and associated network and audio hardware from surges traveling through th...
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How do I get the battery out?

I have an APC-UPS 600 and the battery won't slip out like it's supposed to as seen in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkRfnNpphcoat 1:28
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Do I need to install the APC software?

I have an APC Back-UPS ES 550VA .
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Service in the box

ARe there box services also for 3-phase UPSes available?
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Need recommendation: ~1400 VA UPS that is always silent (no fan, beeps...

I'm in the market for a new UPS that's around 1400VA, but as this UPS will be used in a bedroom, it must be completely silent, even when the power goes out. No beeping, and no fan. Does APC make a UP...
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Half of my battery back up works???

Only the surge protection end of my battery back up is working. The end that says battery backup + surge protection does not function. Do I need to replace the battery or the whole unit? Can anyone hel...
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SmartUPS SMC1000 Replacement Battery

Hello,I have an SMC1000 that is only a year old, but I recently had an SMC1500 fail with an F01 code and decided I might like to have a replacement battery on hand for the SMC1000. The manual says the ...
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Relays X Voltage surges.

The electrical engineers know that a sudden change in the state of the electrical current is one of the many causes of voltage surges. One of these sudden changes in the state of the the current slow o...
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Unexpected shutdown of SURT10000XLI

hello all, please see the attach file for the log and data event for your reference. the other day the ups was down around 3:48am base on the data event and around 8:00am we just found out that the UPS...
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