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LED on new ES750 blinks 32 times

Do not see this in documentation, FAQ, Knowledge Base, or Discussion Forums. Just bought a new ES750. I charged for 20 hours. When plug it into the wall and turn it on, the indicator LED blinks 32 tim...
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ES 750 lasting less than 1 minute on good battery

Hi! I have three ES 750's. I replaced the batteries in all three of them 6 months ago. Now one of them lasts less than 1 minute during power outages, with ~40W load. It should last hours. I swapped the...
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STORING ES-550's for future use

been told that the ES-550's only last about 3 years and battery replacement more expensive than merely buying new ones when they are on sale (NOW at Staples for $49.95)---need 4 of them so wonder if th...
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UPS750 - Comms lost 3 times a day, protected sleeps 2-3 times/month - ...

I have a UPS750 protecting a HP Proliant G6 server running windows 2008 SP2. The UPS750 reports comms lost about 2-3 times a day. About 2 time a month the server goes to sleep due to 'critical battery'...
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Is a <1 second chirp/buzz every 5 seconds normal?

Hi, Can anyone tell me if it is normal for a Back-UPS (Model BR550GI) to making a short (<1 Second) chirping/buzzing sound at a regular (approx. 5 second) interval whilst powered on and fully charge...
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BK350EI - need some info on noise level

I'm planning on buying an UPS for my new NAS (Synology DS411j). My main point is, that the unit must be silent. In tests I read this unit is silent, as there are no fans - on the other hand I read in t...
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Adding additional batteries

Hi there! I have an APC Back-UPS XS-1000 that's pretty snazzy. I'd like to give to more time offline in case power goes out. My idea was to splice in at the battery terminals some 10 gauge wire and cre...
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Getting a UPS need some info on graceful shutdowns.

Hi all, I am getting a UPS for 3 devices I have in a small rack. I was wondering, does the Back-UPS Pro series do a graceful shutdown to all connected devices once there is a power failure? I was unabl...
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BR1500GI / Back-UPS Pro very hot

Hi! I received my Back Ups Pro 1500 today, brand new. I had previously read a lot about the incredibly loud fans that stay on for hours, etc etc etc. Well, I am hereby asking the community wether my u...
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Battery going dead in XS 1300

I have a Backup XS 1300 (Model # BX1300LCD) with a build date of 07. The fan in the unit has recently started running and showing a low battery. All that was connected to it was a DVR and DSL modem. I...
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Any non-noisy UPS available now?

I was looking to get a new back-ups unit. did some research and it seems ALL the new back-ups units are noisy now? so is there any that arent noisy? the one I have right now (RS1500) doesnt come on unl...
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