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BR800, or BR900

The Online Selector Wizard suggested a BR800 however I see a BR900 for the same price. I have also noticed a BX800 for a few dollars less. I cannot find any specs on the BX; is it a discontinued model?...
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Finding UPS for Laser Printer

Typically it is not standard to plug a laser printer into a UPS however there may be a need to do so. Any suggestions on which type of an UPS to use for a laser printer with specs 110v-127v 50/60 Hz 6....
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UPS 700 LS turned on with batt disconnected but not now

700 LS originally had replace batt chirp and light. Took batt out and checked voltage - it was good. Used 700 LS w/o batt until it would not turn on any longer. What can I do to get it working again?
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reverse battery polarity

I foolishly connected my battery reversed to my BK605MC. A spark later and the UPS is completely dead. I see two paralleled 40 amp fuses between battery+ and the board but they are both good, and the u...
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Extending the distance of my Back-UPS ES 350

To Whom It May Concern, I am in a bit of a situation here and I hope to get some good news haha. My desk at work has a notebook PC, a small lamp and a set of small speakers. However, the desk is positi...
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ES 350VA APC failing overnight?

Hi, I'm new here and need some help. We have a ES 350VA 200 watt battery backup here at our office and we are running a mac G5 tower and a backup RAID drive out of it. The problem is that sometimes ove...
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Dead Back-ups Pro 1100

My unit is dead as a doornail. No lights, buzzers, or anything. Are there any service centers or places to obtain a schematic?
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Same Problem!!!

ES 750G (Brand New) APC PowerChute Personal Edition Windows Vista Same Problem of "Unable to communicate with APC Battery Backup etc" keep coming. I am really fed up with this problem. I have tried all...
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ES 750G

"Unable to communicate with APC battery Backup" - this message is popping up every now and then. This is a brand new back up unit. I am aware of this problem as there is a thread on it going on for som...
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RJ-45 to USB pinout

I have a APC Backup 350 CS UPS I recently bought that I'd like to connect to my computer. It didnt' come with the RJ45 to USB cable, and I'm not in the market to dish out 35 bucks for a basic cable. So...
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Safety questions

hi. i have a es 500. i took the battery out and noticed the red thread was cut, exposing the wire underneath. is this safe to use? also on the safety guide paper, it says: caution: to reduce the risk o...
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