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BX1400U-GR estimated battery time is too low?

Hi, I have BX1400U-GR and I see that BX1400U-GR should have 50Watt > 1 hour 45 minute , 100 Watt > 25 minute , 280 Watt > 18 minute. Mine, however, acts like this; 50Watt > 40 minute , 100...
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Backup-UPS ES 700 shutdown rather than hibernate

I have a laptop with PowerChute personal 3.0.2. When mains power fails the laptop runs for maximum duration (until 5 mins before the UPS battery dies). PowerChute then hibernates the PC. The UPS eventu...
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APC 700VA & 1000VA Internet Connection W/IOS App Question

Can I hook both the 1000va and 700va to the Internet and then have a IOS app monitor them?
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Brand new Back-UPS XS 1500G fails self test

I just replaced my old BX1500LCD with a BX1500G (SN 4B1743P14009), purchased today. I waited for the UPS to reach full charge and did a manual self-test, which it failed. I waited 15 mins or so and tr...
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Issues with the master outlet

Hello, I just purchased a Bx1500g last night, and after plugging my PC into the master outlet my monitor into one of the slave outlets i had display output issues. Basically the system will boot and w...
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Master controlled slave outlets (SOLVED)

Dear APC enthusiasts, I have a Backup-UPS RS 550G and have connected a low power device, a monitor, to the master power outlet. Now I have set up to shut down the slave outlets if the master does not u...
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Voltage Regulation - Line-R 1200VA (LE1200I) vs. APC BACK-UPS 700VA (B...

Hi, Can someone please help me compare the AVR in the following two products? Here's what I have found in the online documentation: Line-R 1200VA (LE1200I) Output Regulation: ±10% Response Time: <...
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Powerchute reports battery charge 10%

Hello, We just put in an APC Back-UPS 1500 yesterday and Powerchute shows the battery charge to be 10%. It hasn't moved at all since yesterday. Any ideas as to why? This was a brand-new APC (though it...
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When querying battery capacity vis UPS-Link / Smart Protocol what fact...

From ftp://ftp.apc.com/restricted/software/ups-link/100/UPS-Link_Protocol_Specification.pdf, what factors does the "f" / battery capacity command query take into account? In the documentation for the S...
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BK350 everyday shut down issue

HI , I got a BK350 UPS, everyday it operate is fine, but when 1830- next day 8am, it will shut down automatically, and will auto turn on in next day 8AM, it is new buy UPS, no change any setting, base...
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APC Back-UPS Pro 900 doesn't work correctly?

Hello, I bought a new APC Back-UPS Pro 900 but it probably doesn't work correctly (I never owned a UPS before). Sometimes it doesn't power up, sometimes it does. When it doesn't the LCD panel only fla...
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