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Unexpected Shut Down of BackUPS Pro 650

In recent days, my BackUPS Pro 650 seems to be shutting itself off. Most recently it did so overnight. There were no power interruptions, and no alerts from the UPS. The next morning, everything was si...
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Any wall-mountable UPSs ??

I need a small UPS for a project I am doing. I will be using it to power 2 cable modems, a router, and a small NAS box. I would like something along the lines of BE350G to BE750G that I can mount on th...
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BX1500G battery life

So I've had my XS 1500 Back-UPS (model BX1500G) system for almost exactly one year now; I bought it at Best Buy last mid July or so. I'm running a high end gaming desktop on it, which typically runs at...
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RS-1500 vs PFC power supplies

I have read about the PFC power supplies and the compatibility problem with the BackUPS line and there is one thing that I am not sure to understand : Will the RS-1500 work with a Corsair TX750 power s...
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ED 450/550G Connect Battery Diagram - BE550G

The diagram for the Back-UPS ES 450/550G here: [http://www.apcmedia.com/salestools/EALN-7CEQGK_R1_EN.pdf] indicates that I should be able to position the battery so that the small end of the rectangle ...
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Back-UPS XS 1300 and connecting to PC problems

Hi All, I have had this UPS for quite a while, recently I've had a few situations arrive where I've needed to have this UPS shut down my PC in the event of power loss for more than 5 minutes. I've alwa...
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RS1000 does whistle my supply

Hi everybody, I'm worried about my new APC RS1000va. She does whistle my power supply when i'm on battery (Supply is a Seasonic SII 2 500w). Before i had an 500CS and i never heard my supply whistle at...
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BX900R Red "Replace Battery" flashes - "Battery disconnected" status

Hi BackUPS XS Series BX900R Serial number: JB0748013060 When I got home yesterday my PC was shut down and the red "replace battery" indicator was flashing. I have tried other cells in the unit and the ...
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Backup XS900 - Fan has become very loud

This is the second unit I've had with the same issue. For the first year the fan is dead silent, now the fan noise is unbearable. I assume this is not something that can be replaced by the end user. Do...
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XS 1300 LCD Turning off on its own - Cant run self test

Hi there. I've been having all sorts of problems with my unit. It worked fine for about 2 years. Now its unable to run a self test and I'm finding its just randomly turning itself off. I should also m...
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BACK-UPS RS900 stays on battery with generator running

My new BACK-UPS RS900 stays on battery when the genertator is running. I have the sensitivity set to "LOW" and the generator (15 KW) is within specs (59-61 Hz, 120V +/- 10V). The software indicates tha...
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