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Is there a way to use an old APC UPS BE550G without its battery?

Or does it really require it? I'd like to use it as a power surge protector. I couldn't find the answer in the manual. I hope it can be done. Thank you for reading and hopefully answering. 🙂
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1350M turns off every time the power glitches

I have a 1350M that when the power glitched my computer would turn off. I turned the sensitivity to high and that seemed to help. This morning I had another power glitch and everything turned off again...
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BX700UI in bedroom dangerous ?

Hi i have a B700UI in my bedroom which is not so big to supply my 2 linux arm server at 40 watts in total in case of power cut - Is it dangerous i think about charging the battery if there are some gas...
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APC Back-UPS 700 blinking battery light and not turning on - What to d...

Return to editing Troubleshoot: APC No-Break Back-UPS 700 115v 60Hz I spent around two years without turning on my Back-UPS 700. When I finally did turn it on it started blinking a yellow light and bee...
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UPS USB cable confusion

I am in need of one of the USB to APC UPS data cables. I have seen the part numbers listed as: 940-0127E, 940-0127B, and AP9827 Also, the description (even on the APC website) as "USB to RJ45" and I ha...
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Back UPS CS 500 - Configure killpower delay

Hi, I'm using a Back UPS CS 500 unit connected to a desktop computer. The desktop computer is configured to always boot on power on events. When the power fails, the UPS unit runs on batteries for 30 s...
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back-ups es 750

power light is blinking and its making continuous audible alarm, The battery is less than 2 years old, but the Users guide says replace the battery. I have ordered a new battery, but it won't arrive ...
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Apc 1100va

The battery backup not working. When switch off ac ,automatic shud down ups. The battery backup not working. Im already check the battery using multimeter its show 13v.
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BE425M/425M-LM

Good day, I have the above mentioned product for about a month now and it’s fully charged. However, this morning I was using it and I heard a click and my devices shut down even though they were plugg...
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XS 1500 Battery Test Failing Half Of The Time When The Batteries Appea...

I started getting a battery test failed message on my UPS, it was probably 4 years old, i could run the test again and it would sometimes say it is just fine. I went ahead and bit the bullet, bout repl...
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How to automatically shutdown UPS after server shutdown?

Hi Forum, Recently I acquired a APC Back-UPS PRO 1200VA, 10x C13 (BR1200GI). Have been testing the UPS with a ReadyNAS 312 and it works well in the sense that based on the threshold 30% I set in the Re...
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