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odinblue
odinblue

APC Back-UPS BX1600MI Charging Inconsistencies and High-Frequency Nois...

Hi, I just bought a new BX1600MI ups with a battery date of September 2024. Charged it about 24 hours and plugged my medium-range home PC on it; the PowerChute software showed 90% and after some time...
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andersond3851
andersond3851

BE550G won't work

I received an APC Battery Backup BE550G yesterday from Amazon. We plugged it in overnight and tried to use it this morning and got a constant beep as if the battery was not working. Amazon does not tak...
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SteveEvans
SteveEvans

APC Smart-UPS 2200 no longer being recognised by a Mac

I have a 2011 Smart-UPS 2200 and up until recently if I connected it to my Mac Studio M2 via the USB connection it was recognised as a UPS and assorted power management options then became available. U...
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Conrod
Conrod

Simple Individual Help

I received a notification that said my battery was due for replacement in December 2024. My screen was also showing " Near End Of Life ". I purchased a new RBC 7 and installed it at the weekend. 48 hou...
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Karbosky01
Karbosky01

SMT750IC beep disable

Gentlemen, I have mac and I am not able to fid powerchut for Sefora. In the home Apc SMT750IC in settings,allarm menu the sound is off. My problem is that every time the power is down the apc make beep...
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dsarnson
dsarnson

Older Bx1200 goes straight to battery mode when powered on

Hello, my older Back-UPS XS-1200 / BX1200 unit will only go into battery mode when powered on. Nothing is connected to the UPS. When plugged into wall outlet and powered on, green 'online' light flash...
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Anthony383
Anthony383

APC Back-UPS 1000S (BR1000MS) Battery Issue

Hello, I've had this UPS since 2019 and it's no longer in warranty. I've never actually tested that it works but the other day, I unplugged it from the wall, it switched to battery for half a sec and t...
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BX1600MI-MS USB Connection Unstable

Hi, First of all, I'm a home user not business. I have a BX1600MI-MS UPS and its USB connection has been acting for a while now. The connection to PC will keep randomly dropout and then reconnect a...
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Mr_T78
Mr_T78

Firmware Update Smart-UPS 3000 (ID18)

Hello! We have a Smart-UPS 3000 (SMT3000RMI2U) in use. Recently it has been reporting a critical alarm: “At least one faulty battery exists.”. I then unplugged the battery for 2 minutes and plugged i...
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350 Hertz tone after power surge or self-test (Smart-UPS SMC1500IC)

My Smart-UPS SMC1500IC produces a continuous tone of 350 Hertz after a power surge or the weekly self-test. After approximately an hour, I hear some click, and the sound stops. It is very unpleasant. I...
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Anonymous user
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Back UPS turns itself off intermittently for no reason

Every once in a while I will wake up or come home to find that the UPS has shut itself off (and the pc) as if turned off from the power button. No evidence of power interruption (alarm clocks, microwav...
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