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Age of a battery

Hello, I bout an UPS Pro 1200 in April 2018. In September 2018, it had a failure, and I contacted APC. After a few tests with the support team, Schneider Electric decided to change my UPS Pro. Yesterda...
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Backups 1000 PRO does not recognize fully charged battery

When I came back from vacation I noticed my Backups 1000 PRO fully discharged and the PC connected to it off. I thought the battery was dead so I order a replacement from Amazon. I replaced the old bat...
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BX650LI-MS VERY short runtime

Hey guys, I am new to this forum so pardon me if I am not aware of some rules. Back to the topic, I have BX650LI-MS backup UPS. It is around 6months old, for the first 4 months it was running normally....
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BackUPS PRO 1500 - BR1500G - is DB9 possible instead of USB ?

Hi, I bought APC BackUPS PRO 1500 model BR1500G-FR. Manufactured date 2018. A940-0127E FCI - USB to RJ50 cable was supplied and its working fine. I couldn't find any information whether the UPS is pure...
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New battery but REPLACE BATTERY light blinks

BACK UPS 700 SL about 5-7 years old. I just replaced the battery, but when I turn it on the REPLACE BATTERY red light starts blinking intermittently ( a few chirps every 5-10 seconds). How can I tell i...
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Plugging switched outlet into UPS

Is it OK to plug a switched outlet like the Belkin Conserve Power Switch into my UPS? I know you’re not supposed to plug surge protectors and other types of accessories into it.
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Back-UPS 700 shutdown followed by continuous beep, no light

Hi, i have a Back-UPS 700 from APC, that has been acting up for the last few months. I live in a village and our power isn't the most stable, probably because of weak infrastructure and power hungry ma...
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Pro700 never gets charged

Hi. I bought a apc backups pro700 unit. I plugged it in and waited overnight. But it has never charged up. The battery icon blinking showing empty capacity I have another same unit which works perfect...
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APC UPS SC1500

I currently have an APC UPS SC1500 (which I'm aware is discontinued) at my place of employment. When I power up the UPS, it starts to boot up, but a few seconds later it almost seems to shut off but w...
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SYBTU1-PLP Units

I have above battery units in a Galaxy 3500. Some are labeled C10 and others G20. Anyone know if there is a difference? Thanks!
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XS 1500 switched to battery, ran down, will not switch back to line

I have an XS 1500 that today switched over to battery, ran the batteries clear down and died. It will not switch back over to line voltage. I removed the unit from wall power and plugged it in again....
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