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Back-ups BX1500G fails automatic self test

I got this ups a month or so ago. Twice (in the middle of the night) it has initiated a self test that fails and reports a bad battery. Causing my server, NAS box, and other equipment to go down. Load ...
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I have three APC BackUPS BR1500GI units and those units does not meet ...

Hi all. My APC BackUPS PRO BR1500GI 865W/1500VA is advertised to be able to handle a blackout with a load of 865W. Mine can't handle a blackout with a load of only 800W with a fresh new battery. I have...
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Is it OK/safe to connect an APC UPS to a power surge protector instead...

Or no like daisy chain power strips? Thank you in advance. 🙂
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ups Alarm

" a static bypass switch module fault exists " what dose this alarm mean and how do i get rid of it.
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Wires connecting a battery to Back-UPS ES UPS (BE750G) newbie question...

Hello.Based on http://www.apc.com/us/en/faqs/FA158958/ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp9oVN3FS8k videos:UPS' black cable with its white plastic end connector goes to the naked battery's connector...
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Smart UPS 3000 - not emailing on self test

I have a couple of these UPS' that, while configured just like the others, don't seem to email on Self Test. One of them appears to have already completed it's self test (tells me the last one was toda...
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Back-UPS 1500 fails self-test

I came in and found that my computer had awoken from sleep on its own (first time that's happened). I saw an error from my Back-UPS 1500, saying that it had failed a battery self-test and that I needed...
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APC ES 550 and ES 750 battary problems

I have an APC ES 750 that wouldn't charge. So I bought a replacement battery. According to the parachute software the battery didn't come with any charge and over the next 8 hours it fully charged th...
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APC Back-UPS ES-750 (BE750G)'s battery power ...

Hello. Is there a way to disable APC Back-UPS ES-750 (BE750G)'s internal automatic self tests. I am already aware there is a problem with its dead/dying battery to be replaced. Or do I really have to p...
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BK350EI intermittent

My (fairly old) BK350EI has developed a strange fault. Normally it works fine (I believe the battery is good enough) but occasionally it switches to battery mode and bleeps and then switches back to m...
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Back-UPS RS 1000 beeping continuously

Hello, this afternoon my Back-UPS RS 1000 started beeping non-stop. It is not a continuous tone, it beeps about once per second and never stops. - The green "On Line" LED is lit. - The red "Replace Ba...
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