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BackUPS 700ES (UK) not coming online

Hi, 2 months ago the battery on my BackUPS 700ES needed replacing. It now has a new battery The light is green, not flashing. It's not giving any indication of trouble. I thought it would be a good ide...
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Batteries age BR1200GI

Hi everyone, First of all my English isn't very well, so I'll try my best. In our company we bought last week four BR1200GI with these data: wV7Nz3AR8lUjFciMMbL%2FYw%3D%3D&Rest-Api-Key=d3Bhc3F1aWw...
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Desulfation of batteries?

I just wondered what attempts APC Back Ups made to keep batteries desulfated? The life expectancy of three years for a battery (We recommend that you change the battery in your unit at least once every...
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System restarting when there is a powercut

Hi Guys, Recently I bought an APC Back-UPS BX1100C-IN for my computer. I'm using Corsair VS650 PSU for my system. The issue is whenever there is a power cut or fluctuation in the power computer is rest...
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backup ups

i work for hillsborough county public schools and i would like to check for warranty left on units.For instance this unit a smart-ups sc 450 sc450rm1u - or - 5s0810t07917 two numbers ontop of one ...
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Gigabit/ethernet ports: In/OUT: which way round or does it matter?

Model: Back-UPS RS 1200GSerial number: 4B1927P08*** (last 2 digits intentionally asterisked out)Firmware revision: 877.L5.ISoftware version: PowerChute Personal Edition 3.1.0 OS: Windows 10 Pro, connec...
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WARRANTY CARD NOT ISSUED WITH THE BACK UPS

Hi all, Today only I received the Back UPS with model number BX600C-IN. But as suggested I did not get the warranty card along with it. When I opened the UPS cover below that it was marked with a seal ...
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APC BR1500G-IN, Fan continuously on

Hello all, first post! 🙂 I purchased an APC BR1500G-IN on October 8. This follows my generally positive experience with my 2008 era RS1500-IN, which this replaces. I have also owned various avatars of...
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What does this mean?

Attached a video below, could anyone from APC see it and tell me what does it mean?
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Cable Compatibility

Hi all, I have bought an used ES-700 Back-UPS. the seller did not send me the USB cable for group management. I wanted to know if I can use the cable that was present in the old Back-UPS CS-650 no long...
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PM63-VN Surge Protector "Ground OK" detection circuitry

So I just bought this: https://www.apc.com/shop/ph/en/products/APC-Performance-SurgeArrest-6-Outlet-3-Meter-Cord-230V-Vietnam/P-PM63-VN and I have some questions about its "Ground OK" detection circuit...
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