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Help select a UPS

Hi, I need help selecting a UPS to power a -80C freezer between an outage and the time it takes the generator to kick on. The input would be 208v with a NEMA 6-15P and the output would be 208v with a ...
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APC CS500 remains off after long power outage

Title says it all. New battery all is in perfect condition. Light load. I test UPS by pulling the cord out from the wall, it works perfectly and supply power for 90 minutes. As I calculated battery sho...
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BackUPS Pro 1500BR battery installation

Hello. I bought this UPS this month, and when I install the battery like it says in the manual, whenever I turn it on, it doesn't detect the battery. It seems like the battery is loose inside the unit....
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Back-UPS BN4001 Random Beep but Light Remains Green

Our office has two of the BN4001 UPSs, probably on the same circuit. At random times (every 30 minutes, couple of hours, 15 minutes, etc.) the units will beep for one-two seconds. They don't beep at th...
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APC Back-UPS ES - BE550G-UK purchased March 2014 finally dies with c...

So folks, that is how long mine lasted 🙂 Yeah, got a replacement battery and wasted some money but essentially that is it - dead. It is making a constant trilling high-pitch beep/sound as soon as the ...
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Titan 3K UPS - Random Self Testing

Hi all 🙂 Have enjoyed helping many ppl on tech forums for years, but now it's time to ask you wonderful people for some help . . . I have a Titan 3K online UPS that is randomly going into 'Self Test'...
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UPS with 2 prong, un-grounded outlet / Use of adapters and GFCI

I'm in a house that has grounded outlets in the basement, but on the second floor, this one I need to plug into, it is not grounded. 1.) It's a two-prong outlet2.) The slits are large and small (neutra...
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UPS failed to start

APC smart ups 40kva failed to start, there two messages from LCD 1. Internal mechanical bypass switch closed 2. System start up configuration failed. Please assist me how to eliminate this error
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APC smart ups 40kva software

How I can get the APC smart ups 40kva software (SUVTP40KH4B8)
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APC smart Ups 40kva

The ups failed to start, the message from the screen indicate the error to be system start up configuration failed
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Constant buzzing noise of BE550G-GR even when device is off

Hi, I have just bought my first ups, BE550G-GR. It emits a weak but constant buzzing sound for about 10 sec and then pauses for one part of a sec and then again continues for about 10 sec etc. The soun...
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