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APC UPS long Continuous beep with a power light red

Hi Somebody can share some thoughts in this , Recently i purchased an APC UPS (APC BX1100-IN) in India and after 15-20 days of normal usage my ups has started giving me problems. Its an intermittent is...
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Daya
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UPS gives beep every minute and shuts down in 5 minutes (on battery po...

My APC UPS is brand new. In just 2 days after I bought , UPS on battery power beeps every 1 minute and shuts down exactly after 5 minutes. I connected a laptop to it.UPS model: BX 600C-IN.What might be...
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Battery Compatibility between APC SMC1500rm2U & APC SMT1500rm2uc

Hello All, I have an APC rack mount SMC1500RM2U which will not work no matter what I have tried. I suspect the battery pack needs replacement due to its age (5+ years old but was working just fine up ...
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Back-UPS Pro 1500 S - Internal Battery Recognition Problem

Hello everyone, my UPS (Model: BR1500MS2) worked fine during several brief power outages on the same day, but it switched off during the power outage later that day. Here are the situations without a...
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APC Smart-ups 1500 LEDs blinking simultaneously

My APC Smart-ups 1500 , the six LEDs as below AVR Trim,ON Line,AVR Boost,Overload,On Battery and Replace Battery are blinking simultaneously. What could be the problem on this ups ? Thanks!!
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Ruger62

Surge protectors

Hello, How much the 30 foot rule should I pay attention to regarding the distance from the outlet of the bar to the electrical panel? I have small house and the electrical outlets in our den is just on...
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BR1600SI detach power during self test

I've bought a BR1600SI to protect my home lab Is attached to pfsense machine using a nut server that coordinate shutdown of all the component of the lab. The total power usage of the lab is less than 3...
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Back-ups & Smart-ups failing during power flickers

I have two Back-ups 500's and a Smart-ups 1500 that must be at least 15 years old. I typically cycle the batteries every 3-4 years and they've worked no worries for all this time. But recently I notice...
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[APC Smart UPS SRT 3000] it is possible to remotely turn into battery ...

Hello, I have a APC Smart UPS SRT 3000 remotly accessible through the https link (user webpage) It is possible to turn the UPS into battery mode remotely through the https webpage ? Indeed, I would ...
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APC SMV1500 AI-MS FAN ISSUE

Hi, Im glad finally I can post here.last week I bought an APC UPS SMV1500. It works well, but noticed a weird behaviour with its fan on the back.Fan starts at Full Speed after I plug in to power grid, ...
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Event Monitoring Requires Windows to be Awake?

Correct my understanding but I just updated to PCSS 1.2. from using Powerchute supplied with my BE850G2 UPS. I have found that monitoring only operates when the Windows system is active so power dist...
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