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UPS is normal but not normal

I have a UPS Pro 1400 running my Mac workstation. Its been hooked to it for a few years now. This problem is the second time its come about. The first time was year ago. I shut down my system ever nigh...
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Is this normal?

I haven't had my unit long, about a week. Yesterday, the power went off for about an hour. When the power went off, my PC was completely shut down. Everything was off. When the power came back on, I ch...
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Is Powerchute required?

I'm about to purchase a RS1300LCD or RS1500LCD. I prefer minimum software running while I record audio. I'm on XP and I generally disable 3/4th of the standard windows applications that run in the back...
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Reset Battery Date after Replacing Battery

I've done a quick search here and elsewhere, the APC manuals talk about doing this, but the Powerchute software on my Smart UPS doesn't really give you that option. Any documentation out there on how t...
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X64 XP Support - Newer Powerchute Edition than 2.x

I've done a quick search of this forum and not come up with any definitive answers to this question. I've got an Smart UPS, USB connection, and a system running X64 and Powerchute personal edition, but...
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BE550R ES550VA Surge Protection Outlets

Hi There: I'm new to this forum. I just purchased an APC BE550R for my Digital Recording Studio. My digital recorder draws 120v at 1.2amps roughly 144watts ( 2 prong plug no ground pin) which will hook...
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UPS' not working on generator power

Hi all, Had a power outage and when generator kicked in, all of my APC BACK-UPS NS 600 continued to run on battery. Outlets all had power, but the UPS' beepings indicated that they were not getting pow...
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RS1500 detecting no voltage when power still on

Ever since the power company upgraded my electrical and gas meters to Smart Meters, my RS1500 will detect a no-voltage condition while everything else in the house remains powered. At first, I thought ...
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Power protection advice needed

I think I should describe my setup before asking my question: I just had two new circuits put into my office, making at least three, possibly four (my husband thinks the existing plugins were already o...
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APc Smart-UPs 1000 Problem

Now The Battery is daed and i looked and nothing is burnt broken or fried or smells fried but when i plug it is nothing happend when i press the power button no lights or anything so i took the battery...
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Continued Low Battery Time After Battery Replacement

I have an BX 1500 / RS 1500 / XS 1500 (depending upon whether I look online, within Powerchute, etc). According to the Powerchute software, the unit is providing ~ 285 watts of battery power; however, ...
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