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Brand New BR 1500MS only showing 4 bars on battery

HI, Just got a new BR1500MS and it has been plugged in, powered off with no load, for the last 4 days. I just put it in service this morning, and noticed that the battery indicator is only showing 4 ba...
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BR1500G battery runtime

I'm sure this has come up often, but I have a BR1500G, running at 7% load. The unit estimates 15 minutes or so of runtime, which seems very low at 7% load. I bought a new battery, but get the same resu...
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Power Button Doesn't Turn Unit Off

I recently purchased a Ups 450 (I believe it's a BN450M). I've had it plugged in and running since I purchased it. Today, we're expecting power outages due to an ice storm passing through the area. I d...
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Back-UPS Pro

Is there a CLI interface (via serial port) into these using the cable that PowerChute uses for communication?
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Back ups short brrt sound after pressing power button

When i press the power button of the ups, it does a self check and then a short brrrt sound happens.. exactly like in this video https://youtu.be/kDUNwIcDiVI i just wanna know if this is normal or not ...
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cs 500: constantly switching on battery.

one of my back-ups cs 500 is constantly switching on and off battery power, at 1 second-ish irregular intervals. the battery is new. other identical units on the same battery and the same power mains d...
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Battery Number

I have a 550G model and it needs a new battery replacement. What model of battery?
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PM6U-UK - Circuit Breaker

Hi, I bought an APC Essential SurgeArrest 6 outlets with 5V, 2.4A 2 port USB charger, 230V UK PM6U-UK - White onlineHowever, it does not have a Circuit Breaker button on the side: photo here: https://i...
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cs500: steady yellow light.

i bought some used apc back-ups cs 500 (model bk500ei). three of these have the following issue. when connected to the power mains, the yellow "on battery" led turns on, either rapidly blinking or almo...
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Srt 5kva ups faults

I am working on srt5kva ups i need some technical support
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My Ups with Item Model Number: SUA1500I is not powering on

My ups stopped powering on and not charging. Please what could be the possible cause and solution
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