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apc ups lcd xs-1300 wont switch on in ac outage

Unit has had batteries replaced in past 2014 , when ac outage occurs the ups does not keep things running and the Lcd remains off. After the ac outage ends, i have to press the power button on the ups ...
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XS 1000 failure (after working well for a long time)

My XS 1000 has stopped working. There have been no power interruptions to it to the best of my knowledge. It had been working well. Then, a device that I had plugged into it started encountering pow...
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Positioning of Back Ups

There is a battery containing acid inside the Back Ups, is there any restriction on the positioning of the unit, e.g.when it is placed vertically, which side should be up, which side should be down.
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Could this cause my overload light to turn on?

I have the p11vnt3 surgearrest. My overload light comes on ONLY when my ceiling fan light turns on. I can have nothing else turned on in the circuit, and it will still light up overload when the ceilin...
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iMac stayed on just fine during 2 power failures, yet froze up complet...

iMac stayed on just fine during 2 power failures, yet froze up completely . . . and beyond that, it required a hard power-button shut-down which left me with corrupt directories ( as is often the case ...
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BX1500G BATTERY replacement

What is the right battery for the bx1500g...on amazon many are saying this site has incorrect info on which battery is needed.I know all i have to do is open mine but don't want to go through all that ...
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Back-UPS Pro 1500 with "battery disconnected" error

Have been using my UPS since ~2011 without any problems; low loads, and it has only dealt with infrequent power hiccups and a few power outages. It just started reporting (via Powerchute) that the batt...
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BE650G1 not doing what I need

I just purchased the BE650G1, which replaced a very old model of APC UPS. When everything was plugged in the PowerChute Software said it was 100% and ready to go. I pulled the plug from the wall to see...
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" power sys error -02000 " in APC UPS SRT5KLXI

When the UPS SRT5KLXI firs came and put into operation for the first time, the LCD screen turn in to red an show me "Battery Sys Error 0800". I follow the Troubleshooting and update the firmware to the...
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Red flashing power light and a constant beep tone after installing a n...

I recently bought a replacement battery for my APC 550 Back Up, but when I went to put the new battery in I get a red flashing light and a constant beeping tone. I unplugged everything from the unit an...
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Back-UPS CS 500 shuts off for some reason

I have a Back-UPS CS 500 that I bought in 2014. It worked fine until recently. I have a power strip connected to the Back-UPS (by the battery backup sockets, not the surge protection sockets). My PC a...
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