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BG-500 (Back Ups Pro 500) - NIC resetting - Building Wiring Fault.

Problem: New BG-500 showed "Building Wiring Fault". Troubleshooting: Tested outlet, tested SAT. Took BG-500 to another location, still showed BWF Solution: Opened BG-500 (risk of shock, void wty, ...
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is BR900 dead?

For several weeks there have been *VERY* intermittent and random short clicks and chirps -- like once every few weeks. Lately it got a little more frequent. Once every other day or so. Then a couple...
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Inverter power consumption when idle

Hello .. Reg 850 va sin wave inverter. When battery is fully charged and all the load is taken off, how much power is needed for inverter? Mine is using 60ω power when idle with load taken off, i this ...
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Is powerchute business edition able to support BR1500Gi?

We are planning to get UPS to support 2 servers running ESXi. We have very basic requirements that is to shutdown down both servers during power outage. Each server is running on 750W supply. Due to ti...
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Back-UPS LS 700 flashes "replace battery" and "overload" simultaneousl...

Hi there, I got this unit for cheap since it needed a new battery. I got a 12V / 9Ah new batt, but it didn't came to life. Opened up, seen four bulging caps, replaced them with some with the same specs...
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Battery degradation after sitting unused for a long time?

I bought a BE750G on Craigslist a couple years ago. It was new, unopened. It turned out I didn't need it for the application I bought it for so it has just sat in the box, unopened, since then. I was...
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S20 battery sense wire

A friend's S20 is on the bench. His issue came after replacing the batteries and the unit fails to find the new batteries. Battery's are APC and voltage is fine. I suspected that he did something wrong...
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Back-UPS Pro 1500 F02 Error & Powerchute

How does Powerchute react to UPS errors? Right now I have the software setup to shut the computer down after power loss. Over the weekend I got an battery short error F02 and the computer was off. When...
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APC Back-UPS HS 500 model number BH500INET

Hallo,I am also locked out of our APC Back-UPS HS 500 model number BH500INET. Serial # is 3B1439X11054 . Would really appreciate a back-door username/password to get us back in. Best regards PS: mo...
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Is my Back-UPS Pro 1500GI dead?

Have had my BR1500GI for a little more than a year. It was working smoothly up until this morning. I switched the unit off at the control panel, but left the power outlet switched on. In the afternoon...
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Back Ups 950 Installation Instructions

Hi! I'm using a Back Ups 950. Is it possible to use it lying sideways or is the only option to run it standing upright? Regards Thorsten
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