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can i still use?

i got the APC BACK UPS XS 1300 from a friend turns on and works fine but the battery is not charging at all as soon as i plugged it the first time showd it was charging but then nothing....can i still ...
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Back-UPS HS 500: receptacles loose

I have a Back-UPS HS 500 that, ever since it was brand new, has had one major problem: the contacts inside the receptacles are very loose. Lightweight transformer blocks hang loosely, and if I'm not ca...
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How do I monitor the quality of the electrical supply using an APC UPS

am an IT Workshop supervisor in a United Nations peacekeeping mission, I support around 500 UPSes, all APC, including Smart UPS 700 and 750, Back-up UPS 800 and 900 as well as Smart-UPS 1000 and a numb...
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APC 850BI sine wave inverter

I bought a sine wave inverter 850W from a vendor in kolkata. The machine make a audible humming sound constantly when on giving backup. I have registered it for servicing twice but the service person c...
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How to pry battery out of ES 750?

The handy-dandy video for battery replacement says to turn it over and the dead battery will fall right out. http://www.apc.com/site/support/index.cfm/faq/ But mine does no such thing. First my battery...
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BX1500 cycles rapidly between on line and on battery

Hi. My BX1500 UPS started cycling between on line and on battery. It switches back and forth rapidly -- maybe once per second or thereabouts. Neither the overload nor replace battery lights are lit. Th...
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APC Back-UPS XS 1500 (model: BX1500G) newbie questions...

Hello. I just bought a new APC Back-UPS XS 1500 (model: BX1500G) to replace my seven years old APC Back-UPS XS BX1500 (drained/dead battery). 1. Is there a way to keep its cool digital screen, with re...
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serial(RS-232C) - RJ45 cable

Dear all, I purchased new UPS (Back-UPS Pro 1500). It included UPS-RJ45 cable but our server is configured to use serial port for communication with UPS (using old apcupsd). So we want RS-232C-RJ45 cab...
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APC BE700G Back-Ups and iMac problems

Hello. I bought new BE700G model with 8 outlets today. One outlet is Master and then there are three which are "Controlled by Master". I am using 27 inch iMac which is connected to Master outlet. When ...
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Unable to communicate with battery backup

I have had a BE750BB UPS for over 5 years now and it has worked fine. I just built a new system w/OCZ ZT750 Power Supply. I installed all my software including Power Chute and the battery backup was 's...
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APC RS 900 - Surge working but battery back up is not

I just got this RS 900, the battery is plugged in and has been charging all night. I cannot get it to work at all, the battery portion of the 900 will not even come on, the surge-protector will continu...
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