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request info reg battery replacement

i purchased a home inverter (BI800I) in September 2004.when running on battery the battery gets drained soon and the distilled water top-up gets dried -up after a few days.do i have to replace the batt...
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What hapens to old UPSs traded in under TradeUPS program?

Specifically, perfectly good UPSs that are traded in for an upgrade instead of battery replacement.
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How long does backup power last - for unusual application - any ideas?

I need to use an air purifier in my car for several hours before I drive it in. The purifiers that will work have wattage of 5 to 50 watts. I sent these questions to APC but haven't gotten answer, and ...
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Residential elevator in power outage

My wife is disabled and we have an elevator in the house, powered by an AC motor with its own circuit breaker at the top of the shaft (230V 30A, and readily accessible from the attic). We have been exp...
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The new little "Black Book"...This one powers of all of your mobile de...

Product review of the little "black book" that can charge all of your mobile devices (UPB10) by O'Reilly http://www.oreillynet.com/windows/blog/2007/05/windows_mobile_weekly_roundup_37.html APC product...
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Changing battery on a Back-UPS ES 725

I attempted to change the battery in my ES 725 yesterday, and when I restarted the computer, it tells me the battery is diconnected, double and triple checked, and it was connected, I don't see any way...
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Security and Privacy

I just received an email titled "Roger, we miss you", apparently from APC. The sender address was apc@apc.chtah.com. This raises several concerns. First, if it's legitimate I'm not sure I'm comfortable...
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APC Universal Plug Adapter - has anyone used it successfully in Namibi...

Hello there, I had a chat with APC Support this morning about this product and they think it may work in Namibia. Unfortunately, there's no listing of what countries it does work with. So, has anyone o...
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The Seven Types of Power Problems

Many of the mysteries of equipment failure, downtime, software and data corruption, are often the result of a problematic supply of power. There is also a common problem with describing power problems ...
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Macworld Review of APC's Ergonomic Notebook Stand

Macworlds's Dan Frakes reviews APC's Ergnomic Notebook Stand...Abstract follows... Back in February, I wrote about Griffin Technology's $40 Elevator, a simple laptop stand designed to get your laptop?s...
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Design Portal

I am unable to access my Design Portal. It appears a Java update flaked in the middle of its install. Went to www.java.com and I have verified I do have the latest installation. Any docs out there in h...
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