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Back-UPS CS 500 not waking up after configuring WAKEUP parameter

Hello, I have a Back-UPS CS 500 connected with a usb cable to a raspbian buster machine. I think configuration wise it should work as i get a status result for "sudo apcaccess status": APC : 001,045,10...
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Connecting UPS to power strip

Hi I am using APC BX600C. Got a monitor, mac mini and a wifi router connected to it and had been using for 2years without any issues. I looking to connect an external monitor but got only one wall sock...
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Failed APC Surge Protector P4

Hi. I have an APC model P4 surge protector, S/N 3Z0704P01905, that may have failed (the green light is no longer lit) so I don't know if I am being protected or not. the red wiring fault indicator is ...
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Back-UPS B1000G Buy Batteries or New Unit 9 years old

Today for the First Time my APC Back-UPS 1000 had a failure. It awoke me & the whole house to an F02 Battery Short Event. Per these Forums I pulled the batteries, unplugged the load and turned on t...
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F-06 Error on APC BR1000G India

I purchased my unit back in July 2016 from amazon. hence no warranty on it since APC gives 2 years max The unit gave me no trouble whatsoever till recently when i changed the power supply of my desktop...
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Losing protection going from APC P10U2 surge protector to APC BN1500M2...

So I completely understand that you are not supposed to plug a surge protector into your UPS or vice versa, what I didn't realize upon buying a $160 UPS is that it would only be 1/4 the protection (108...
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Is BX1100LI-MS compatible with Seasonic Focus Gold GX-550?

Estimated power load according to pcpartpicker is about 400-420W. The psu has an apfc. I understand that it's better to get a pure sine wave ups, but if it's okay going with a simulated sine wave like ...
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Critical Alarms

We have a Smart-UPS X 3000 in one of offices that is reporting 2 Critical Alarms, An output relay fault exists and The output power is turned off. Can someone tell me what htey mean?
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Issue with SMC1500-2UC.

Hi there. I hope somebody can help me out. I own the SMC1500-2UC and am having an issue with the smartconnect feature. When I initially received the unit everything worked fine: installed, registere...
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UPS NS600 continuous alarm

We have several UPS NS600 units. We've had to replace the batteries a several of them. Unfortunately, the warning alarm will NOT turn off. Do we have to wait a couple days before trying to turn the dev...
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Back-UPS ES 700 (BB700-UK) - constant tone, steady green power indicat...

Hi I have a Back-UPS ES 700 (BB700-UK). When I connect it to the mains it beeps constantly with the power light lit steady green. This then occurs even when the mains power is removed and only stops wh...
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