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Can I Use My New XS 900 Back-UPS On A Wall Outlet With Open Ground?

Hello everyone, I just purchased my first UPS today and plugged it into my wall. The "building wiring fault" light went on so I called the last electrician that came to my home last year to do some sma...
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Psu Hiper Type R II 880 watt (active pfc) + Ups apc

Hi to all.. i ´d like to buy an apc ups and i dont know which of all to buy.. some people tell me that if i have an active pfc psu, i must buy an active pfc ups.. some of them not.. help me please .. w...
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550 &750 ES MODELS AND MAC OS 10.4.11

Does anyone know if the ES 750 & 550 system icons change to the electric plug from the battery icon on Mac OS 10.4.11 tiger? I have moved both the devices and this computer around my work environme...
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New APC Model BR800blk

I got this new unit and it switches to go on battery more often then other old G model or the BB model 11 times since put on line 24 hours ago and the alerts are all blackouts is this normal. I have no...
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Sizing a new Back-Ups

I need to buy a UPS for a home PC, and have come up with a question I hope someone here can answer. The PC is pretty basic, nothing particularly high power. And I turn it off when I'm not using it, so ...
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Smart UPS: 1500 odd error

Hi all, just for mention of it, today at one of my managed sites the staff had no power. The Smart UPS: 1500 controls a c/b which powers on the network and it was hit by a power surge prior to the staf...
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Loss of Windows Power Status in icon tray with APC Personal Edition

The doc says we lose this because "Personal Edition enhances the functionality". I have 4 APCs running in my den (very bad power, everything MUST be filtered and battery backed up) Up until I installed...
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which product is best for location audio recording?

hi. this is my first post here. i'm attempting to find an appropriate solution for location music recording. often in these situations you're working in a venue such as a church that has older wiring a...
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Overload on Back-UPS XS 1500

I get an overload, even with nothing plugged into the UPS. With the battery removed, I get no overload. Could the batteries be the problem? I have a volt-ohm meter, perhaps I could measure the batterie...
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Which to buy?

Three CPU's, 5 monitors, VPN, Wireless, modem, couple other peripherals. What power backup(s) should I get for my home business, to allow me to run for at least 4 hours? I already have one older APC 10...
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Differences between the BE650 G & R models?

Other than cosmetic appearance is there any real difference between the G & R models of the BE650?
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