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Safety questions

I'm thinking about buying the ES 750 but I have some safety questions. 1) Can the battery leak? 2) Is there any danger of explosion? 3) Is there any danger of fumes etc?
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High end system, what APC do you suggest?

Hi, I need an UPS for this system. Monitor LCD 24" (110W max) Intel I7 970 GTX480 2x high rpm sata what is the correct ups for my system? I think that a 800VA is not enough. What do you suggest?
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RS900 Repeats Self-Test & USB connection broken

I have two issues with my RS900. (Which I bought as a refurb 2 yrs ago and recently--i.e. 3 months--replaced both batteries.) (1) Since I purchased the unit, the port (similar to an RJ45) into which th...
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Clicking from a new BR550GI whilst turned off

Today I got the RS BR550GI and it said that I should charge it for 16 hours, and that is what I am doing. But I noticed that it keeps making these clicking sounds every few seconds, while it is turned ...
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Difference between bx1500g and br1500g?

Subject says almost all of it, what are the differences. Documentations seems to be a bit chaotic, what I have found (I think) is that the bx lack trim support, adds a telephone jack, and has Ethernet ...
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BackUps CS650 - Power returns but load not powered

Hi, I've just started testing my new BackUps CS 650 under Linux using the NUT software (v2.4 as installed in Debian Testing). All appears to work well. When I pull the power out with a dummy load conne...
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Back UPS RS 800 - Overload

I have a Back UPS RS 800. The batteries have just been replaced. When we had a brief power hit recently, the UPS lit up an overload light and shut everything down instead of keeping everything up. I ha...
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Back-UPS model BE700G - too slow to respond?

Got one of these units a couple of weeks ago mainly because brownouts cause my home ADSL modem/ router to drop out. This means it comes back with a new IP address and that can cause problems with email...
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Unit turns on, gives green light for 5-10 seconds, and then craps out.

I have a BACK-UPS ES 500. This issue does not seem to be addressed in the troubleshooting section of the manual. I plug in the unit, I get the one short beep and the green light just turns on for 5-10 ...
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BX1300G UPS and it is unable to start PC

I have a BX1300G UPS and it is unable to start PC. For example, UPS been plugged into utility power for over 4 weeks. Only PC plugged in master outlet. I unplug UPS from utility power and PC turns off ...
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Back-Up XS 900

I brought Back-Up XS 900 about a little more than a year ago. no problems since untill now. It just shut off without warrning. When I turn back on, the red light is blinking slowly. powerchute is sayin...
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