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RELAYswitch on ES-500va APC

hi there, this questions bothered me,im doing all the remedy that my uncle thought me but nothing works.hahaha 1. thus a relay switch can cause a back-ups es 500 to beep so long? 2 .thus a capacitor to...
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Keeping Powered Backup Outlets Alive

I apologize if this has been answered: if it has, please point me to the thread!I recently purchased a BR1500G for a specific purpose. I expected this functionality to be trivial, and am now dismayed t...
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Is the Master Outlet on a Back-UPS Pro 1300 required to be used for th...

I have a home office in which I'm setting up a new all-in-one computer with Windows 10. I would like to keep my old Vista computer running while I transfer the files that I need. I had plugged the ne...
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Battery Saver.. how to use this feature??

Just bought APC Back-UPS 600, 230V (BX600CI-IN) without Auto Shutdown Software, India. In this there is feature called "Battery Saver". I don't know how to use this? what is the purpose of this featu...
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Online Problems

Hey Guys, my 2000va ups is not working when it is in online mode.I think there is something wrong in my UPS..It beeps always or in battery mode even if i plug it in the power source..maybe the charging...
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APC BackUPS1500XS

We have a customer that has an old style beige Back-UPS 1500 XS (BX1500) that had an issue of not wanting to switch back to AC power after being moved from one location to another. We couldn't get it ...
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Product Information web links are broken

If I go to the main support tab: http://www.apc.com/site/support/us/en/ And then enter my APC model: bx1000g http://www.apc.com/site/support/US/en/product/BX1000G/ The above page comes up but when I c...
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Apc smart ups 750 ups battery

i have 987 ups batteries expired on shelf what can i do ? with out riplacing them pls help
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Balanced power conditioner

I've just read a paper about balanced power conditioners which seems to imply they are superior compared with the "standard" one. Does anyone knows if APC has it implemented in any of their power condi...
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Intermittent Restart

Hi, I have an APC 550G. I have only my computer, and a door bell plugged into it. I have been using it for about 2 years with no problems until about a month ago. All of a sudden, sometimes when someon...
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BacUPS XS1000G Battery not charging

The battery icon on the front of unit is not showing. I never got a "replace battery" message. But the battery remains at "0%". It was at 100% no more than a few weeks ago. Only noticed it was at "0...
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