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Back-UPS 800 fails to detect AC power

For my Back-UPS RS 800, I recently replaced the battery with a new one, plugged the unit in, and charged the battery. The UPS now fails to recognize AC power. If I hold the "on" button down the UPS g...
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Replaceable battery vs. fixed battery

Is there a trend to phase out the "replaceable battery" type of UPS, so you have to re-buy the outlet plugs every time? For example, I got the APC BN450M 450VA, which has a fixed battery. I was used to...
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Not all the power connectors I have will fit on this unit

Hi,Note I don't really know anything about power supplies 🙂I have Back-UPS ES 650. I need to connect 4 devices on the battery backup side but 1 connector won't fit.Outlet #1 and #2 (shown below) would...
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powerchute, current version, won't install. Windows 10 insider previe...

I got two computers on your UPS, one installed fine after getting the net frameworks it needed. The other computer never even makes it to the needed net framework prompt. This is a new install of wind...
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9AH replacement battery for BR800?

Hi; I am looking for a replacement (non-APC) battery for my 7yr old BR800BLK. I have used BatterySharks before, and found their batteries to last just as long as the original APC battery, but I notice ...
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APC BE850m2 flashing green continuous beep

My UPS was working fine for about 3 weeks with load plugged in both Battery/Surge and Surge sides. All of a sudden, the UPS cut off one day and the green light kept blinking while the UPS was beeping c...
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BX1400U-GR smaller voltage range

Hello, I've recently bought APC BACK-UPS BX1400U-GR and one important thing for buying it was voltage regulation. I live in a place where I constantly have between 214V - 222V and I want to set UPS l...
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Back-UPS 700 ES inverter does not seem to work

Hi ! I recently acquired a Back-UPS 700 ES inverter to replace my old surge arrester to connect a NAS. This is my first power inverter, so I'm a noob, may be I miss something. So I unpacked the materia...
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Battery icon flashes for a few seconds then disappears

When I power up the XS1000, the battery icon flashes for a few seconds then disappears. I have tried a new battery. Suggestions? ...chris
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Too sensitive (possibly damaged UPS)?

Hi, I have a Back-UPS RS 800 and a few weeks ago it suddenly refused to go online after start-up and kept falling back to battery. Naturally the first thing I did was to replace the batteries since the...
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Back-UPS Battery Pack (for APC Pro 1500)

When you go into the APC battery replacement system and you ask for what battery's you should buy for APC UPS Battery Pack (that you use to add extra the tower system (this unit: http://www.apc.com/sho...
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