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APC Smart-UPS Self Test is passed even if the battery is damaged

I have this APC Smart-UPS RT 2000VA with external battery pack for more than 7 years. When I try self test option, it gives me "Passed" result, and shows 100% battery capacity. (Sometimes battery capac...
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APC CS650 - discharge

Hi, I have a APC CS650 with a year old battery. I had a power outage a while ago that discharged the battery. When the power returned the replace battery was lit and it was beeping....I left it in this...
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UPS - BX1100C-IN constantly going into battery mode | No power failure...

I recently bought a new UPS - BX1100C-IN. It was working well without any issues. But today it started to behave strangely. Whenever the UPS is fully charged, it automatically goes into battery mode fo...
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APC BX600C-IN 600VA, 230V Back UPS is TRIPPING MCB sometimes.

I'm from India and i have this UPS : https://www.apc.com/shop/in/en/products/APC-Back-UPS-600-230V-without-auto-shutdown-software-India/P-BX600C-IN Few weeks ago my UPS was flashing red and green alte...
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dangerous battery Back-UPS BE700G-FR

Hello everyone I have a trouble with my Back-UPS BE700G-FR, some liquid flows from it.And in fact, the battery has swollen and corrugated at the ends until cracking his plastic case.As a result, i can'...
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APC BX1400U-GR flashing online/replace battery led and continuosly bee...

Hi all, first of all, sorry for my english 🙂 in 2015 I bought on Amazon a BX1400U-GR that worked fine until now, except for te fact that, regardless of the load, it shut down after about 10 minutes of...
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APC 650VA UPS Battery Backup BX650LI-MS questions

hi hi.. i got one customer come and asking me... if this product 650VA is, 1. Is this an offline or online UPS ? 2. What is the battery size (Ah) ? 3. Is there a minimum load for this UPS to work ? ca...
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Battery wiring correct?

Due to short runtime i decided to check batteries on back-ups rs 1500va. I noticed 2 wires(red,yellow) go to battery positive, 1 wire(black) to negative and no wires to the jumper connecting batteries....
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C1500 Event code 18

I have a relatively new C1500 Tower, for the past month or so the red light flashes intermittently with an event code of 18. Any idea what might be wrong? Thanks in advance
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New Back-UPS 1500 Battery Bar Flashing / Chirping

Just received my new Back UPS 1500. I removed and turned the battery (Green side up) then replaced it. Plugged my devices in then plugged the UPS in. All my devices work fine, but I am getting the Batt...
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Button to silence BG500 alarm?

Dear APC or BG500 owners: Can one press a button on the BG500 to silence an active alarm? What I'm hoping for is that if the alarm is sounding because the mains power has dropped off, or if the interna...
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