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Overload Protector Button stays outside

Today I was replacing the battery of a 750XL, we use at work, I didn't unplug the power, and just hot swapped the battery, however I removed all the load from the UPS, only the Ac was connected, everyt...
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New battery pack installed on XS 1000, now gives three beeps when lase...

And the first thing everyone is going to ask, yes, I have the printer on a Surge Only outlet I have the printer, a Brother laser printer, hooked up to one of the surge only ports, just like I had it be...
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New Battery into Back-UPS ES 700 - now clicking

I installed a new battery into a BE700G-UK and plugged it in to the mains for a while. Then I turned on the "Power on". Got 4 short beeps, then some clicking noises, then 2 beeps, then some more clicki...
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APC UPS 750 ES

I bought a new APC brand battery for my 750 ES that I have been having issues with a and it looks like it maybe working better now. I am still in the testing phase and I connected a lamp with a 60W inc...
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S1000G overload alarm.

The overload alarm will go off on my back up when I start up a game or anything graphic intensive. All that is plugged into my back up are 2 monitors and my computer. I am running 2 GTX 1080's and eve...
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Backup-UPS constant alarm BN650M1

I bought 2 Backup-UPS's at at Best Buy on 10/2/16 model BN650M1 (Serial # 4B1547P43496 & 4B1547P43234). Since that time both backups would shutdown and emit a constant alarm with no indicator light...
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HDMI Protection

I recently had a lightning strike near my house that fried all of the HDMI inputs on my TV. The rest of the TV works fine. Also fried a BluRay player, connected via HDMI. Comcast box was connected to o...
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UPS APC Back-UPS 1100 long Alarm not show some indicator lights on

UPS APC Back - UPS 1100 can live a normal life with after 5 munites, UPS auto Shutdown and alarm long whitout showing the indicator light ar on, so just audible alarm whitout any lights are lit in...
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How to know if it is the battery or the UPS?

Just wondering. What happens if trying a new battery doesn't fix the UPS issue? What do you guys usually do? I know APC does restock fees for returned batteries. Thank you in advance. 🙂
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Sudden total discharge with load

I have an APC UPS 1500 that I use to condition my power and to act as a UPS should power go off on all the items on my rack - cable modem, router, couple of switches, NVR and a couple of other items. F...
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UPS Noise

Hi, I purchase brand new UPS APC 1400VA (BX1400U-MS). But My UPS has noise during power on. Is this normal? (watch the video below) </p>&a...
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