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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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Runtime issue with new battery for Back-UPS Pro 420

Hello, I just recently replaced the battery in a Back-UPS Pro 420 with a new RBC2 APC battery. Let the battery fully charge then ran a UPS Calibration test through the Powerchute BE SW. It said it comp...
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ES750 not switching to Battery when Power cuts off.

I have a weird issue with my UPS ES750. I bought it about a year ago, and the battery should still be good. Recently purchased a new Dell XPS Studio 435T and it's plugged into the ES750 now. I've mostl...
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XP Starts To Hang After Install of PowerChute 2.0

I recently (a couple days ago), received my ES 550 UPS unit. I installed the included Power Chute 2.0 software and connected things up. I did not give it much thought as I have other computers with sim...
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Should I ?

Dear Friends , i recently bought a Back-UPS RS model for my desktop PC.It is working fine.... I Just wanted to know whether i can use it for Laptop (Dell XPS) also .. Are There any precautions to be ta...
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INSANE voltage readings still. Either I'm really cool or something's w...

Hey all, haven't been here in a long time. I had posted a thread regarding a crazy voltage problem quite a while ago (about a year ago.) I was told to reinstall the PC software in which I did. Ever sin...
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Could someone please help me?

Hello, I bought a Mustek Power Must 848 but when the power fails the UPS shuts down and the RED light (fault) goes on. I have a Tower with 6 HDs, two DVDs, 6 Fans, etc, a 24” monitor and an ASUS eeebox...
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disabling Back-UPS 550VA alarm question

2 years ago, I bought a APC Back-UPS 550VA for a workstation. I have since left this job (I have moved out of town too, so I can't go there) but I still know the secretary who works at that station. W...
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Computer restarts during self test but works fine during power outage

Hi, I have a self built computer with antec power supply (below 500W), intel core 2 duo and 9800GT. Evey time I run the self test or powerchute automatic self test, my computer restarts when the green ...
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