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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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problems with back ups xs900

I'v had my xs 900 for thhe last 10 years and it has worked flawlessly. I've already replaced the batteries, however, I had to store my equipment in storage for two years. Once I got my equipmet out o...
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Back-UPS ES-700 Constant tone but apparently working

Hi there, Back-UPS BE700G-IT got from Amazon in november 2016 ( S/N 5B1630T44290 )Yesterday I went home and noticed there was no power on some of the devices connected to it and the UPS was shut down. ...
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New BackUp Pro BR1500MS Questions

Set up a new UPS last night by connecting battery, turning on and charging for 16 hours with no load connected. All seems okay but have a few questions: 1. What should the run time display in minutes n...
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Internal power consumption and Charger consumption

Hi guys, just want your confirmation if my computation is correct on power consumption of APC UPS model BX650Li-MS 650 VA / 325 watts Efficiency = 90% having Battery size type of 12v 7Ah Here it goes...
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APC Back Ups RS 1500G-IN LED display goes off and showing 1-2 minutes ...

My APC BR1500-IN is more than 3 year old.... I did replace my batteries 8 months back, I replaced the 9ah battery with Genuine Amaron 7.5ah .... it performed good for 3 months but after 3-4 months the ...
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