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New XS 1300 battery needs replacement per the LCD?????

HELP! I am completely new to forums...but I am also sick of replacing my UPS, so here goes: I bought my first UPS and it lasted 3 years. The second lasted a year. The third lasted 2 years. I recently (...
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BX900R having problems

My unit, which I've had for about a year has done just fine until the other day. I got up to find my computer and everything off and the alarm sounding on the UPS. The overload light was lit. I unplugg...
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All backups not coming online.

Last night, during an electrical storm, all three of my backups (Back-UPS RS 800) went into backup mode and stayed that way. As far as I can tell there was not interruption of power, though, because no...
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Back-UPS 750G: Vista &PC will not shutdown

Back-UPS 750G Vista Home Premium Vista software for Power Chute Personal Edition Neither Windows nor the pc will shutdown; choosing shutdown in Vista only triggers a reboot. setup: Master: Dell Inspiro...
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Back-UPS XS900 never reaches 100% - always charging

Just replaced my 3-year old Back-UPS XS800 with the XS900 (can;t wait for a replacement battery to be delivered). After having the XS900 for 3 days, one full day of charging without load, the status on...
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Back-UPS 1250

I pressed the Display button (not the power button!) on my Back-UPS 1250 and immediately all my equipment shut off and an audible flatline beep started on the unit with an error message of F07! I looke...
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Disable the pop up notification

When I play a game and the power goes out, the game gets minimized because of the APC pop up. Is there a way to disable the notification? Will the battery backup still work if I dont use the Power Chut...
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DIY Repair: Second hand SUA1500 (Do NOT attempt if still under warrant...

Greetings, I've recently acquired 2 second hand UPSs, one a SU1400NET, and the other is probably a first generation model of the SUA1500. Both acquired from ebay at dirt cheap prices (literally, under ...
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BR1500LCD in a 110v 50hz environment

I brought my UPS from the states to Thailand, which has 220 50hz AC. I have a transformer to step it down, but its still 50hz 110v. Is there any clever way to get this to work here, without spending to...
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Communicating with UPS through ethernet

I inherited a CS-350 that had battery problems when I got it. So I didn't get any of the hardware or software that would come with one. I fixed the battery problem and downloaded the software. I had to...
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APC BR1500LCDi 230V

APC have recently released the 230V version of their LCD series which are BR1200LCDi and BR1500LCDi. So I've downloaded the manual and noticed that the battery high transfer point is too high in my opi...
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