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Apc Br-1500-IN gives no back up or less than 3 min backup time,just 5 ...

Hello guys,my apc ups started to malfunction from yesterday like it gives no back up or shows 1-2 min backup time, which was 60-70 min when it was working fine,this happened when main power went and ge...
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BX1300G New Owner Issues

So about 10 months ago a friend of mine who had owned this UPS for ~2 years was getting rid of his home office so I got all of his stuff for free, this included. It worked great for about a month or tw...
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UPS backup issues and wattage increases on ups mode

Guys I have Back-UPS RS 1500VA . I changed its both batteries exactly a month ago from today. Everything was working good but since past a week I'm facing very unusual and weird issues with my apc ups....
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Is this product refurbished?

I just got the Backups-800 and a couple of things made me wonder if the product was a used/refurbished unit. Here are a couple of pictures. One is a paper taped to the unit apparently with tests that h...
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¿"Non user-replaceable batteries"?

I have been using APC sai's since long time ago. All of them have had user-replaceable batteries and I can't imagine a model without this feature. In APC FAQ you can read "All APC UPS models manufactur...
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Back-UPS ES 550G long (10s) beep several times per day

Hi, for the last 20-30 days, my UPS beeps (long continuous beep for 10 seconds) at least 5-6 times a day. This is very annoying as it wakes me up in the middle of the night.I just connected power chute...
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Tiny sized UPSes?

Hello.Does APC carry any tiny sized UPS, with a few outlets, that can connect to any home powered electronics (e.g., a non-battery cordless phone base system) during power outages in USA? However, both...
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Building wiring fault led is on - can replacing power outlet with a GF...

I just bought an APC Back-UPS ES 8 Outlet 550VA 120V. Once I connected the negative battery plug and connected the unit to the power outlet the building wiring fault led was on. When I turn it on the U...
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Did I Fry My UPS?

Fighting a cold and lack of sleep so should have known better. Putting a new battery in a BN600G UPS and in the process of trying to orient the battery in the unit I accidently switched the positive a...
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Impractical Automatic Voltage Regulation on Back-UPS Pro (Model BR1000...

Hello Everyone, I'm trying to understand the reason why the AVR step down on BR1000G-IN is 252 Vac-282 Vac -17%.I'm worried an Output voltage this high would potentially damage the devices connected to...
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BX1300LCD to replace battery or whole unit?

I have Back-UPS X S 1300 surge protector Model: BX1300LCD Serial: 3B0852X17278 I was going to replace the battery on the unit but then i saw this: yUGZZNRzzPPo2OKERdNM%2Bw%3D%3D&Rest-Api-Key=d3Bhc...
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