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Back-UPS BR 800 (mis) detecting power failure

I have an old Back-UPS BR 800 powering a switch and raspberry pi. This has recently started to frequently decide that the power supply has been interrupted so switches to battery very briefly. I don't ...
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UPS and whole house generator.

I have a whole house generator that switches automatically to supply generator voltage during blackouts. I have two APC UPS's. Both will keep switching back and forth between battery and AC input when ...
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My APC UPS keeps making a buzzing noise?

I have an APC UPS and one of the caps - an SIEMENS EPCOS 20uF 150V Capacitor(datasheet:http://www.kynix.com/uploadfiles/pdf/B32232A3684K.pdf) - started making a buzzing noise. This seems to be a AC, no...
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BE700G-GR randomly shuts down

Hi, I've got a new BE700G-GR for a few days now. 3 times in the last 5 days it made a beep, went off and did not switch to battery power. It behaved just like I would have tuned it off manually from th...
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Error F02 on BN 1250G

I recently had a problem with the power coming in, which left the server running from the Back-UPS which eventually ran out of juice and powered down. After the problem was fixed everything was powered...
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Connecting a power strip

Hi everyone, I just purchased a new APC Back-UPS 900VA 9 outlet - 6 of which are battery protected. Rather than use the 6 outlets on the APC, can I connect a basic power strip (like this one) and hav...
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APCtray windows 10 monitor

I have an APC X1500 usp attached to a linux box via the usb cable. I also have a Windows 10 box on the ups and I'm using APCtray to monitor the ups via the linux boxes Net server. I have two aPCTray ...
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BK650MI resurrection program

Hi there, Recently i had just cleaned up my junk store and found 1 BK650MI series UPS. So far, i do not know the UPS condition as the battery for the UPS is confirmed faulty (I can see buldging on the...
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Battery voltage question (RS 700G)

The battery died and I replaced it, and it died again. What is the expected voltage on battery when operating on external power? It is 13.6 V right now, with another new battery. Isn't this a bit low? ...
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APC BackUp Pro 1500 Issue

Hi Can someone help me whit this issue, the Back up are beeping two times every 5-10 seconds, the devices connected to it are still working. Thanks.
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Back-UPS ES 550 - Constant Tone

Over the weekend it started beeping with a constant tone and would only stop when it was shut off. I assumed it was a dead battery since it's several years old. I ordered a replacement battery and afte...
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