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hot and neutral reversed when inverting

I have a ES 350 that never did work very well. I just discovered that when it is inverting the hot and neutral lines are reversed. Is there a fix for this?
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Back-UPS XS 1500 screams like a dying parrot on occasion

I have had this unit for a little over a year and this "screaming" just started yesterday...it is not a "normal" on/low battery tone from the UPS...the current load is at 20%(180w), input volts is 121 ...
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e-mail notification with back-ups RS800

Is there is a way to get an e-mail notification when the unit goes on battery power? I sow this is not possible with PowerChute personal edition and that the business edition doesn't support the RS800,...
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Dell XPS Studio 435T needs a UPS

OK, this Dell is a fairly NEW design. It has a 470W PSU that is Energy Star 4.0 compliant and is a PFC PSU. I now have an APC XS 1000 600W UPS. When I run the TEST it doesn't hold up the Dell, power dr...
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A couple of new owner questions

Hello all, Just ordered the 1500lcd last night and had a few questions about it's future use. I bought this unit for backup power to my laptop and DSL transformers, I will not be connecting anything el...
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cost effective line-interactive UPS

I am looking for a [line-interactive|http://www.pcguide.com/ref/power/ext/ups/typesLineInt-c.html] UPS for my desktop/server. It is a Dell PowerEdge 400SC which is designed to be a server but I use as ...
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UPS ES 350 not protecting desktop

I had a couple power outs and the whole computer shut down, I've lost 2 sata ports on the mobo as a result and another one just occured. To make things worse, when I power on the PC, it powers on, then...
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Overload LED blinks and after switching off all LEDs blinks (RS BR800i...

Hi, I got a second hand APC BACK-UPS RS BR800i and thought it would make a nice addition to my existing one. The only problem is that the UPS isn't working. After turning on the self test is performed ...
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Works when plugged it but not on battery

Over the last few hours I've been searching the forum and although people seem to have similar problems, they don't have the exact one I'm having. I've currently got a sump pump plugged in to my Smart-...
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Using the UPS Selector

I want to see which UPS backup system is right for me. I have a brand new iMac. But when I tried to use the UPS selector function on the site, the Macs they show are very old. What's up with that? It l...
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How does the ups shutdown windows? code related

I have a unique problem in which a ups on power failure shuts windows down, but it seems to shut it down too fast. Faster than an app is able to save a database to a solid state drive. I was wondering ...
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