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BE750G not charging battery: provides no backup

After three new batteries, and seeing the same problem, I suspect something has gone awry in my BE750G's circuitry. Here is the process 1. Replace battery. Powerchute recognizes battery. I can do a s...
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APC Back-UPS ES 550 - making Clicking Noises

I've had an APC (Back-UPS ES 8 Outlet 550VA 120V) since Jan. 2011 used solely for my Desktop Computer and I have never had an issue until a week or two ago. It started making these quick "clicking nois...
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Back-UPS instant battery power???

Bought the BN600G unit and hooked to my tv,satellite box, and soundbar. My utility power flicks and goes off briefly all the time and I wanted to keep my Direct TV box from rebooting every time this h...
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CS500 only yellow light

Hi there just bought a aps cs500 from somebody I putted it on at home and it gives me only a yellow light How do i give the UPS a cold start? It seems that you can connect via USB ? where is the USB c...
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APC 800i, no lights, no power, nothing...

Hi! Recently I got an used APC 800i unit, the problem, is that does nothing, no power, no lights, no errors, no beeps... simply nothing. Any ideas? Also, reconnected all the batteries, but nothing hap...
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ES 500 is beeping randomly (approx. every 15 to 30 mn) for 5 seconds

Hello, I am experiencing a problem with my 5 years old ES 500. It first started to make a long beeping sound followed by a power cut. I thought it could be an overload but without any device connected,...
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Few questions, thinking about buying a UPS

Im thinking about buying the Back-UPS ES 700VA DIN. Have a few questions: 1. Is this particular model capable of disabling all annoying beeps and sounds? I cant have a UPS yelling at me every power ...
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BR900GI battery charge status icon blinking.

Hi, I have a BR900GI, it was not used for like 2 months and it is not in guarantee. As I attached it to wall outlet for couple of hours, the "empty" battery charge status icon (not the replace battery...
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How to disable audible alarm on BE550G

I have a BE550G attached to my Synology NAS. The other night during a storm we lost power and the alarm was going and I had to turn the UPS off to keep it quiet. Is there a way I can directly set the d...
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Event 22, how to resolve

I own an APC back-ups BX 1300 LCD. Came back to find it chirping and showing the "event 22" message. I can't find anything in the documentation or literature that explains what I need to do to resolve ...
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BR1500G with flashing battery with X

I have a couple of these but this one has a flashing battery with a X, battery shows full though? SN:3b1339x20187 thx Jim
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