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No followup on my Email since 12 Feb

Hi all, who can I escalate this to? I emailed customer care for my BackUPS which failed to function and there were email exchanges and after providing all the information asked for on 12 Feb, all went...
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APC UPS Service Self-test Failure BX1500M

I received a pop-up message in that a self-test failed on my UPS. It said to contact APC. The UPS was beeping constantly so I shut down my computer and held the power button on the UPS. I restarted ...
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APC UPS Fan and Display turn on randomly

I have a 5-6 year old APC XS 1300G BackUPS device that seems to switch to battery even when there isn't a event that occurs. The fan and display kick on, then off, and does this one or two more times. ...
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UPS Backup Issues

Hi all, So I have a bit of an issue with my backup that I may need some help figuring out. I had to relocate to India about 5 months ago due to family issues. But as I am in school I also needed to bri...
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Differences in BR1500MS and BR1500MS2

What are the differences between the BR1500MS and BR1500MS2? Is the BR1500MS2 a second generation of the original unit? Are the electronics better than the original unit? Thank you in advance.
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ES 700 - No power from Backup Outlets

Hi, I have an APC Back up ES 700 which I bought three years ago. It has worked fine until now. I discovered that the "Battery Backup-Surge Protection" outlets of the APC back up is totally dead while ...
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Audible alarm adjustment in BACK-UPS RS 1000

Hello Is it possible to make adjustment to Audible alarm in APC BACK-UPS RS 1000 using the Management software personal edition ? Regards Avinash
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error in back ups 1500g f02 , and understanding voltage

hello i just got a new apc 1500g for my desktop computer. its been 7 days. while it worked perfectly for 7 days. there are lot of power outages for upto 1-2 minutes . my computer draws not more than ...
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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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