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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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Surta3000Xl Need Schematic

I am seeking a schematic for my Surta3000xl. I have spent hours trolling the internet searching for one but no luck. Its a shame spent $600 for the Ups and another $200 for batteries. After four months...
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need cable

Where can I get a usb cable for the APC 750? I didn't use it for awhile and now that I want to install the software I can't find the cable. I can use the surge protector ,but not the battery backup. Th...
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Back-UPS Pro 1400 suddenly flashes and beeps, turns off all devices

I have an old Back-UPS Pro 1400 that has been very reliable. Every few years it beeps at me gently to tell me that the battery has died and that it's time to replace it. I only replace it with genuin...
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How do you test these batteries?

My UPS's all seem to use the standard 12 volt size that are two batteries in series. I recently tested my XS 1500 with a MacPro on it. The second I unplugged the UPS the computer went down/off. So I ...
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Replacement battery in BackUPS800 drains doesn't charge

I just installed a new replacement battery in my Back-UPS BR 800. Monitoring it via my NAS, I noticed it just drained right down and never charged. Now it's at 0%. Is there some sort of reset I need...
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ACP SURT 6000 and visio

Hi, i can't find visio stencils for APC smart ups 6000 RT, and battery pack for it. I download netzoom pack from http://www.altimatech.com/ncpmfg/index.asp?mfgacronym=APC but there only 10k and 15k sma...
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AVR sufficient for brownouts? (H10 line conditioner)

I searched the forums and didn't see a close match, so here goes. I live in the Los Angeles area, which is subject to frequent brownouts during the summer when mid-afternoon energy demands are high. I ...
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