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Long Lasting UPS for Desktop

I am looking for a UPS that can backup my desktop (power consumption roughly 250W) for a long period of time (at least 2 hours, the longer the better) so far the best suitable option i found on the web...
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How long do battery backups run?

I know that's a vague question, but I'm new to the battery backup world and was wondering how long they run and if you can control how long they run after a power outage? I see charts that give differe...
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affordable manageable UPS for home environment

I would like to buy an offline or line-interactive APC UPS for my workstation(power consumption according to wattmeter is 200W) at home. While protection time is not very important(10min would do), thi...
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New APC Back-UPS RS 1000 : Replace Battery LED Flashing

Hi, Bought a new APC Back-UPS RS 1000 model yesterday. There seems to be some problem in the UPS. The "On Line" LED is on, and the "Replace Battery" LED is continuously flashing. I read the manual and ...
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[ASK]Will the BR1500G enough covering my PC?

Hi guys, just like the thread title. This if my PC specification i7 2600k 3 HDD 500/500/500 Single AMD 6970 2gb 8Gb of rams 1 DVD Drives 1 Sound Card PSU : Corsair AX850 And for monitor running the Del...
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SmartUPS 700-Battery Charge Lights Blinking-Powerchute Report Inconsis...

I have a SmartUPS 700 with serial connection to computer and new batteries as of October 2010 running Powerchute BE 8.0.1.609 and Windows 7 Professional. All 5 battery charge lights are on but blinking...
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Battery coming on at wrong voltages?

My power went out the other day and now my 750G ups was clicking when i got home (Had computer off) so unplugged read some info, found out that the voltage must be above what? Mine is at 115 and i get ...
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LS700VA Purch 5/11 in store, QA Test Report date 5/10,Are batts still ...

I purchased a LS700VA new in store 5/19/2011 with serial #4B1018293044. The QA Test Report attached to the UPS states it was tested on 5/4/10, a year ago and was manufactured in the Philippines. Not kn...
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SUA1000UXI external battery charging

Hi all, I have a smart-ups SUA1000UXI to which i would like to attach two large 12V external batteries. I couldnt find any information in the manual about the charging current the UPS provides. Is that...
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RS-1000 new battery=intermittent chirping & battery fault?

Hello, I have a few questions about this APC back-UPS rs-1000 , grey model, unit I have. I replaced the battery with a American Battery Company RBC5 battery. The unit is chirping about once every 10 m...
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Back-UPS ES 350 - Single Beep, Then Computer Restarts ????

Today, it has happened twice ... once without a beep, and once with a beep. It reboots my computer, and I am worried for my computer's health! Why would it be doing this? I have the computer plugged in...
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