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Smart UPS 1400 dead

Hello. My unit stopped working. I knew the battery was dying, but now, the unit has no lights, fan or beeping sound. Is it normal to lose the lights and fan when the battery dies? Or is the unit itsel...
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BX1300G question.

I was wondering if the BX1300G runs in bypass mode until the power is cut then switches to the batteries, or if it runs off of the batteries constantly. Or I might not be understanding how a UPS works ...
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UPS diagnostic/testing utility

Hello, Aside from Powerchute personal, are there any available diagnostic utilities for troubleshooting UPS'? I have a number of RS 800s that I'm running into intermittent issues on, other than playing...
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UPS works when unplugged but not during a real power outage

I have had a XS800 for quite some time but was finally was able to see it in action (or lack there of) with some recent storms we've had. I've tested this unit every so often by unplugging it from the ...
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240 and 120 input? Is this possible?

Hello, I am overseas (India) for awhile and need a UPS for my home workstation (tower) router, dsl modem, etc. due to the current electrical situation here. I want to get something that I could then al...
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Why does the UPS make noises?

I have a APC UPS and first of all it has a buzzing noise, and I'm wondering why this is? When my cellphone is running with it's battery it doesn't make a buzzing noise, so why do UPS's have to make a b...
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UPS and Surge Protectors MOVs

I've made that question before with no replies, but I tend to write too much stuff that people tend to overlook so I'm gonna try to write as little stuff as I can. What I'd like to know is if the choi...
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On installation Powerxhute 1.3.3 says it's not compatible with Intel M...

Does this mean that APC will no longer support Macs? Seems that way since the software only says it supports up to OS 10.4 and my new iMac came with 10.5.7 and all Macs are now intel powered. I looked ...
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Status Info Question

What does the “estimated battery time” number represent? What is an acceptable range for this number?
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Red flashing lights UPS 500 HS

I just bought a APC Back-UPS 500 HS last month and haven't used it yet, and today went to hook it up and when I start it up, it does the startup routine... green flashing lights then the amber battery ...
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APC Backup RS 1200 Failure

We use APC RS 1200 as power backups for cash registers at our business. 11 APC RS 1200s for 11 registers. Yesterday we had a storm pass through and had a very brief power failure. Basically power was c...
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