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CS 350 ( older ) fails to provide back up power

As an intro - I inherited this unit, so have no manual or any other items ( ie cable ). It was sitting unused in a garage for at least a year before I plugged it in. I new the battery was probably weak...
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Dell PowerEdge 2900 does not recognize Smart UPS 3000

Hi, I have a Server Dell Power Edge 2900 and Smart UPS 3000 both connected via serial. With Hyperterminal of Windows I connect without ploblems, but with the management program Powerchute, I can´t. The...
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Home UPS

I have a Back-UPS RS 1300 and it's been running flawlessly for about 5 years. Now all of a sudden it will power down completely even though it's still plugged in to an AC source. The battery is still g...
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Questions regarding UPS...

I have been using APC hardware products for a while long before APC became a part of Schneider Electric. I currently own four products: an APC Personal SurgeArrest, 7 outlet, phone line protection SKU ...
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Back-UPS 650ES Showing Incorrect Battery Time Remaining

I first purchased my APC BackUPS BE650G-CN in October of 2011. In June of this year I first made use of the PowerChute software that went with the unit (previously was used for my "server room", then s...
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Pro vs. XS

Greetings, Whats the difference between the Back-UPS Pro 1500 (BR1500G) and the Back-UPS XS 1500 (BX1500G-CA)? Which one is newer? Thanks, Shane.
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XS/BX/RS 1000G Battery will not charge

I am not sure where the battery percentage was when I plugged it in this morning because I had not installed the software yet but I do know the display was showing three bars. Went out for about 5 hour...
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Dell XPS 9000 and Back-UPS NS 1250

I noticed the other day my Dell shut down on an old Back-UPS ES 500 when I was on the computer and the battery didnt hold. Since the battery backup I had was close to 7 years old with a replacement bat...
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xs 1300 battery flashing

i bought this ups about a year ago for my mother she never plugged it in and now i have it. when i plugged it in the battery just flashes in the lcd. I pulled the batterys and checked only 12 v checked...
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Why it isn't my XS 1300 Battery Charging?

Yesterday I noticed that the battery icon on the UPS was showing just an outline and is flashing. I turned the audible alarm back on and it is chirping twice in quick succession every 3 seconds. Total ...
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Continuous Raspy beep, battery voltage 13.5 VDC

I have a Backup ES 750 that has started sounding a continuous raspy (not normal) beep and provides no power. LED is green, no other malfunction lights. Cannot turn the unit off with on off button. Beep...
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