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new to APC UPS system - battery question

Hi everyone 🙂 I recently bought an UPS system (model Back UPS pro 900), and after having read the manual, I have a small question : Do I have to empty the battery 2/3 times as we do with phones or la...
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How to set auto notify key person thru SMS (mobile phone)?

I using SMART-UPS 3000 & SMART-UPS RT 3000XL (with APC PowerChute Business Edition Console V7.0.4) Anyone got anyidea to set/get a software/hardware to auto notify key person thru SMS (mobile phone...
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Powerchute Personal never initiates hibernate (or power down)

Hi, I have a Back-UPS CS 650 which appears to be working fine... ...however, when power is lost and the run time I have set in settings has expired nothing happens. The software notices the utility pow...
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Replace The Dry Batteries With Wet

**Hi all,** **Why we should not use the wet batteries instead of dry??and what happened if we use them?** Message was edited by: Rampage
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APC's Go Green Save Green free book tips

There are some tips on the Go Green Save green book that are not very accurate. One of the tips is: "Choose dark backgrounds for your screen display—bright-colored displays consumer more power." Most d...
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Another non-PC application - home furnace

Hello. I'm not going to do anything crazy but I am wondering... My home has a steam heating system (that is, there is a boiler that burns natural gas to generate steam; the steam wafts up the heating p...
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Another case of won't work with new batteries--Back-UPS NS 1250 LCD

I have a Back-UPS NS 1250 LCD that is several years old. The batteries were shot so I replaced them with new Werker batteries, but it will not run on batteries for more than 2 minutes. The UPS passes a...
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CS 350 fell sick after changing battery

I had a Back-UPS CS 350 for a while. On Friday, the replace battery came on. So I fitted a new battery. After plugging into the power again, the yellow "on battery" light came on brightly for a second,...
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Is there anywhere I can rent APC products?

I have an event coming up on 10/29/08-10/31/08 in a courtroom setting that may require a UPS capable of supporting a workstation (~250w), 22" flat panel display (~50w), and a (max) 400 watt projector. ...
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Overload problem with an old UPS

I have APC BACK-UPS RS 1500VA 230V which supports 865 watts tops. I have bought it 5 years ago. Let me explain my problem. I have a APC voltage regulator behind of my ups. During sudden voltage drops, ...
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dual apc-750 monitoring

i already have one apc-750 and i need another in a different location. my question is, i already have the one connected to my computer so i can see the condition of the battery. if i connect another on...
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