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ES 500

I measure the output voltage of my BE500R-PH (230V) unit during battery mode and I got a reading of 170V. Any explanation as to why the UPS can only give this output voltage? Is this normal or is there...
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Protection AND Fault!

APC SurgeArrest Personal ,about 6 yrs old.------------ Why are both the working protection light AND site wiring fault light on?
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backup not kicking in- bx1500LCD

Just was out at a client's site...they have a BX1500LCD that had been showing a "bad battery" icon. THey say they disconnected from AC, then disconnected battery, then reconnected battery, then AC. The...
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UPS x Surge Suppression Joule Rating.

Why the surge suppression portion of all UPSses are almost always lower rated than those from a dedicated surge suppressor? See the exemple: Backup-UPS RS BR1500 - Surge energy rating: 420 Joules Backu...
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APC Back-UPS BK650MI

Here's obviously where I should have visited first ! After 15 years, ( probably a lot longer than that), of my APC BK650MI only acting as battery back-up i.e. nothing connected to it's RS-232 port, (th...
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BX1500LCD with no CD?

I just bought a BX1500LCD and there was no CD in the box. Everything else was there and the unit appears to be working fine. Just no CD. My main question is, should I be concerned? If the CD just got l...
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Never Used SU700net... not working. overload LED

I had a extra SU700net that I have never used before.. it was still in the sealed box. I opened it and connected it.... the OVERLOAD LED is lit and it is make a sustained high pitched noise.. with NOT...
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RS 500 Faulty??

Hi Forum! just been donated 3x RS500 UPS. After downloading basic manual, charged batteries for 8 hours which still produced no front panel LED's when attempting to power on UPS. The batteries hold a m...
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Which PSU should I get?

Hello everybody, I'm new to the concept of a UPS. But from what I've been reading, they are very good for computers and extend the life of the parts. What I want is something that will carry my compute...
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Buzzing from Power Supply

I had my Mac Pro plugged into a 750VA/ES. I thought the problem I was having was because it didn't have enough power, so I just purchased a 1500VA/XS........ The problem I am having is, when the UPS go...
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Backup-UPS RS 900 Load Measures Accurate?

I've 2 pc's plugged into my Backup-UPS RS 900 [1] Workstation - A Dell E520, 1.80 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4gb ram, NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS on board graphics adapter, 2 sata hard drives, a sata cd/dv...
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