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Beep/click/ computer shuts off

I have an ES-550 on my home computer. Only it and the monitor are plugged into the unit. All indicators are good, Powerchute says battery is at 65% or more usually and no problems.Recently, when my pri...
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Lost USB comms after a killpower - BX700U

I have recently purchased a BX700U and am using it with apcupsd on three small servers and a router, where the servers run Ubuntu 16.04 and Debian Stretch. I have been taking my setup through test cyc...
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How do I know if it's the battery or the unit?

Hello, Yesterday everything was fine and today I woke up with a powered off NAS and no lights on the Back-UPS 650.The NAS went off unexpectedly, no alarm or messages.The Back-UPS won't turn on at all. ...
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Unit will not provide power after power is restored

Hello, I'm not sure if the model number matters; we have an APC BR1500G. I have a question about a scenario I've run into a few times. We lose power frequently (for a second or two). During the pow...
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APC Back-UPS HS 500 password

Please send backdoor password. Model: APC Back-UPS HS 500 Serial number: AB0841800689
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Back UPS BN1500M2: Powerchute reports batery charging and at 97%, for ...

So, my old BX 1500G that I had already replaced the battery in once in the nearly 11 years I've owned it failed the other night, with a bad/faulty battery warning. Decided to just buy a new APC UPS thi...
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BR1500GI - run a script on power loss

I've recently purchased a BR1500GI and wanted to use Business Edition so that I could get the PC to shutdown other devices in the event of power loss; however the details being reported by Business Edi...
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Possible capacitor problem

Hi, hope you can help. I have a BR550GI purchased in 2014. When the Ups is switched off and plugged into the utility power, the battery charges slowly. When the ups is turned on, the battery drains ev...
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How do I know if a battery is dead

How do I know if an APC surge protector and back up battery has a dead battery
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BE850G2-UK APC Back-UPS 850VA, 230V, USB Type-C and A charging ports

Hi there, is this UPS HID Compliant - it is to be used with a Synology DS918+ TIA
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BE600M1 sending constant tone when still connected to AC

So I have a BE600M1 connected to my computer and one(1) monitor, my computer at max power pulls more than the 600, but even when not on battery power and running off the AC, I get the overload constant...
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