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ordinary87
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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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Punchy7080
Punchy7080

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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nuraman00
nuraman00

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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siers
siers

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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PCSS log settings not persistent

The Informational log settings in PCSS 1.2.0 and 1.3.0 are not maintained after service or system restart and default to factory setting.OS Microsoft Windows [Version 6.3.9600] ImpactEvent logs fill wi...
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abusalem2099
abusalem2099

configure outlet

hello,I am an end user of a UPS model SRT6KXLI. with very limited knowledge in UPS configuration.I am trying to know how to configure one outlet to be OFF all time and switchs ON only when Inlet AC fai...
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MarkHJ
MarkHJ

Unexpected power ON of ES700

I have an ES700, approximately five years old, supporting a desktop PC. It does not run continuously and is shut down over night. In the last week or so it has started unexpectedly powering ON, so by m...
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