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Back UPS XS 800 and quick flashing Overload and Replace Battery lights

A few weeks ago, my Back UPS XS 800 began flashing the flashing the red "replace battery" light. I let it go for a while, because the computer on that unit hadn't been turned on in a while. So I needed...
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Crusted Battery and Short UPS Runtime

Hi, my Back-UPS BX1500LCD has short runtime (supposed to be ~1 hour for the load I'm using) but only lasts 45 minutes. I checked the battery and there is a crust on the cell caps. Can I get the battery...
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BE500U unexpected shutdowns

I've had this unit for maybe 4-6 years. Lately it is randomly losing power just for about 1 sec which causes shutdown of everything connected. This happens 2-3 times a week. A lamp test does work when ...
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Back-UPS LS 700 chirps every 3 min with Replace Battery light

Hi all. I have a Back-UPS LS 700, sn NB0204252200, which recently started chirping and flashing the Replace Battery light--It does a double chirp with the flashing light, a few seconds later it does th...
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Error: Windows cannot access the specified device....

I'm using Powerchute personal 1.5. When i re-boot i get the following error Error: Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not have permission to access this item. I upgraded ...
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SU1000net self tests every one or two minutes until battery is dischar...

Unit self tests every minute until battery is run down. Data log shows this condidtion for last 1000 entrys. AC mains OK other two UPS's happy. AC mains green led flashs while on Batt led yellow, then ...
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Vista 32 unable to communicate on wake-up

I've read other threads related to this issue but I'm not sure if my problem is quite the same. I have the ES700, model no. BE700-UK and PowerChute version 2.1.1. The operating system is Vista Home Pre...
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APC 1000 Problems

I have an APC 1000 that is fully charged and brand new. However when I plug in my Dell server and monitor just after a few minutes it switches over to battery mode. It does this and there is no interru...
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Back UPS ES 500 - Issue after losing wall power

i have had this unit for a couple years and just replaced the battery. all had worked excellent and i have been very happy w/ the unit, i changed the battery and gave it a good charge, connected my com...
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APC Smart-UPS 230V - Low and high transfer points.

I went to the technical specifications page for the 230V Smart-UPS line, more specifically the SUA750 to 3000VA and there it's written: Input voltage range for main operations 160 - 285V Input voltage ...
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Alarm transformer causes site fault light & constant clicking

I have a couple of 350ES UPS units that I retired from using on my computer. They are still good and the batteries are holding a charge. Rather than toss or recycle them, I decided to plug one unit int...
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