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Smart UPS 1500C: Wiring Fault: Shutdown and notifications

We are in a 115+-year old factory building. Over the years, the power has not been all that bothersome or unreliable - but we've used many APC UPS units over the years, to good effect. Our current conf...
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We moved a 1500C Smart UPS to a new location and now it will not commu...

Good afternoon all, We purchased a Smart APC 1500C UPS and set it up in our main location without issue. I then brought it over to another one of our locations with a different subnet and different I...
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BVN650M1 worked for several years, now only works in GFI outlet

This is one of the stranger things I've seen. A few years ago a friend bought a BVN650M1 to protect his computer. A week or so ago it started the "screaming" and flashing lights which others have see...
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Battery connector or Fuse ?

Hi, someone lose yellow battery connector for APC BVX1600LI-GR , is this just a peace of metal to bridge + wire for battery, or is it a ATO fuse and what current rating ? Thanks
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TheGamer12
TheGamer12

NEW BX 750 MI constant beeping

HI Guys, I'm having issues with my newly purchase BX 750MI UPS. I follow the instruction correction especially the battery power connector, after I connected it to the wall socket it beeps constantly...
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Continuous beep and no LED

I used a vacuum cleaner on an apc back 600 unit. It apparently drew too much power and the unit shut down. When I press the power button to turn it on I can hear an audible click, the power led flashes...
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UPS turns off when laser printer starts

I have UPS XS 1300 LCD. When my laser printer runs, the UPS completely shuts down, and the computers shut down immediately. The laser printer is plugged into surge protector outlets, not back-up o...
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PowerChute Serial Shutdown web interface not working

I'm really hoping someone here can help, I'm at my wit's end. I have a Back-UPS Pro 1500 with battery expansion. I'm using a Windows tablet, running Windows 10, and installed PowerChute on it yesterd...
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Powerchute Serial Shutdown: USB-connected UPS not detected

Since Powerchute Business Edition is EOL, I recently tried to install Serial Shutdown on one of our workstations which has a SMC1500C attached via USB. The Serial Shutdown installer directed me to unin...
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Backup Pro 1500S not giving the same projected runtime anymore.

I've had this UPS for years. The projected runtime was always 72 minutes in the day, 68 minutes at night. 1.5 weeks ago, I lost power for about 2 hours. After the power came back on and the batter...
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APC Back-UPS XS 1400U doesn't automatically restart after power is res...

I have two APC Back-UPS UPS's, and they never automatically restart after power is restored once they've shut down. Even with half full batteries and the returned power has proper sinewave and voltage ...
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