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Test and read home APC UPSes without computers?

Hello.Is there a way to test and read home APC UPSes (e.g., Back-UPS ES-750 (BE750G)) in detailed without computers' softwares (PowerChute in Windows and apcupsd)? Thank you in advance. 🙂
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Back-UPS XS 1400U does not recognize blackout

My power went off for more than six minutes. For blackouts the Back-UPS XS 1400U reports 0 "unit switched" and no time on battery. It does however report 6 minutes 41 seconds on battery for electrical ...
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APC BX1000G-CA Suddenly Died

This afternoon my UPS suddenly died. Pressing the reset button does nothing. Anything else to do to force reset? The unit to totally unresponsive. Have unplugged and plugged into different circuit and ...
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BR550GI not switching to battery

I've been using BR550GI for couple years now and it works fine all those years. Recently it was time to replace the battery, so I did. The UPS have a PC connected to its Master outlet, a 1st monitor o...
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Back-UPS Pro 1000 Beep

My Back-UPS pro 1000 beeps once every 5 minutes. What is it trying to tell me? Thanks
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BR1500G bad battery?

My BR1500G has started beeping along with a flashing battery icon with an X through it. Reading other posts here, it seems to indicate a bad battery. I did a chat session with tech support yesterday ...
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BX1500G Behavior erratic

Purchased 20 Feb 2011: Original Batteries. Before I purchase batteries I want to see if I should. There are some odd symptoms: When the power is turned on, the UPS LED shows a power input of 262, 40, ...
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BR1500G Flashing X Battery Icon

Hi, I have a Br1500g Model BackUPS which has started showing a flashing X within a battery Icon. I first started seeing this after a few days first using the UPS (It had been sitting before being used ...
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ES-550 issue

I have a very lightly loaded ES-550 (it holds up my analog phone system, voicemail and DSL bridge in my office) model number BE550G, serial number 3B0810X65992. It's a little older (circa 2006) and ha...
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running APC Back-UPS Pro 1000 off an extension cord

I just received my UPS and am reading the installation guide, which explicitly states: Connect the UPS power cable directly to a wall outlet. Do not use surge protectors or extension cords. Problem i...
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Daily short, sharp LOUD beep from Back-UPS

I have 2 Back-UPS units, and old LS700 and a year old Connect 90. About 3 or 4 weeks ago I noticed that at precisely 0900 daily, I get a single sharp beep. Both units are next to each other so I canno...
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