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2 Back UPS ES 500 with different issues

First one: Turn on, get green on light then you hear random click like a circuit opening and closingSecond One: Turn on and the green light just blinks Any thoughts please? Thanks
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Ordered new APC and received faulty refurbished unit instead.

I bought an APC BR1500LCD unit through Amazon.com. However, once I received the unit, I noticed that it has many scruffs and scratches, as well as the power cord. In other words I was sent a refurbishe...
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I went to Best Buy looking for a new Back-UPS XS 1500

And I found one, except it was shaped completely different. Not the small black box, but the old tall white model. It had a LCD on it though. And instead of 8 plugs, it had 10, only 5 battery back uped...
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2 units defective after an power down, plug in the surge protection on...

Hi, At my office we had an brief (few seconds) power faillure earlier this week and the results has been 2 modem defective + 1 router shake a lot (been able to make it rework after a while). The 1 mode...
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Back-UPS HS - Configuration screen error "Not found."

I just purchased this HS for my network, after loading up the software, and logging into the device via firefox 3.5, I go to the configuration page (where you get to do the cool things like turn off po...
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Power Chute PE does not shutdown computer properly

I have the APC UPS BE750G and Windows XP. I installed the software and tested the software by unplugging the UPS and allowing the UPS software to hibernate the computer. I then plugged the UPS into the...
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UPS 500ES does not switch on, why

My UPS does'nt switch on when i press the on button, its like its dead or something. Only the surge protection outlet comes on when the unit is plugged in, but the other two outlets for backup is dead....
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PC shutting off while plugged into BackUPS ES 750 battery outlets

Hey everyone, Ive run into an issue with my BackUPS ES 750 unit. Ive only had it for a few months and up until today, its been working flawlessly (switched over to battery a few times for short interv...
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engegy consumption across series?

Some of the APC models have AVR boost, some AVR boost + trim, and some pure sine-wave output vs. stepped. For a given "size" unit, is one type more efficient than another to operate, say on an annual b...
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power button function on Back-UPS NS1250LCD ?

What is the function of the power button on the Back-UPS NS1250LCD? One section of the APC manual describes it as being used to "turn input power on and off." Another section of the same manual relatin...
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laser printer into surge only outlet?

Is it appropriate to plug a laser printer into the "surge only" outlet of the Back-UPS NS1250LCD? I have heard conflicting advice on this topic, and the brief APC manual is unlcear on this topic. Thank...
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