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ES650 , ES750

can anyone tell me why only half the outlets would work on the above models after about a year to year and a half. I've had it happen on 4 or 5 of them. I've tried pressing the reset button and that do...
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SAU1500 will not charge batteries - AC power is not passed through.

Hi I have an SAU1500 that will not charge old or new batteries. It beeps when you push the ON switch. I have charged the batteries in another UPS and installed them back in this UPS and then it will te...
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HELP! New Aio Printer Hates My UPS! Can anyone help?

Hello: I am not a tekkie. So...please excuse the (perhaps) elementary nature of this post. I have an ES500 Back up UPS. All has been well until today when I plugged in my new All - In - One Samsung Las...
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Back-UPS XS 1300 LCD

Hello everyone, I bought that ups nearly 2 months ago and I'm having a little concern. When I check on the box, it says that with 1 pc and 1 monitor of middle size, it run about 60 minutes. Now, when I...
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Lound whistling type sound - back up es 500

Hey hey, I was gaming and all of a sudden the PC goes dead and there's a lound whistling like sound coming from my ups. I shut off my pc's internal power supply and turned the ups off. I turned it all ...
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Installing Battery in 1300VA

I just got BX1300 XS. There are no written instructions how to properly install the battery. My problem is that there are actually two possible connectors for the red wire. In the picture that comes wi...
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RS 1000 I can only get to work as surge protector, please help!

I bought the RS 1000. When it arrived, it had to be charged before using the backup outlets. I plugged the computer into the surge protector outlet on the back and then due to the demands of tax season...
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trick to getting the battery out?

I have an older model of APC backup. I decided to change the battery and it wont come out of the machine. Are there any tricks to getting it out? The markings on the box are Back-UPS 400. The battery a...
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Replaced battery with a non APC one

Hello, First of all I live in Mexico, I bought my BACK-UPS 500 in the states about 3 years ago. The battery died and the software told me to order one from APC. However, its hard for me since I dont li...
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disable that annoying beeping sound indicating battery replacement

Hello I have a APC LS 700 and the thing is beeping every minute indicating battery needs replacement. According to the manual the thing should only beep once every 5 hours if battery replacement is nee...
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HELP!!!!

I have a chance to trade up my old APC BR800, and I would really like to know, what is the best over all backup? I would like to hook up a few things other than my pc(tv, backup lights, etc). So which ...
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