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Back Ups Pro 1500 APC

Please help, I just bought a Back Ups Pro 1500 APC and it has been connected to the electricity all day but the battery indicator is blinking and it it is empty, it has not charged at all...not even on...
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UPS switching to battery on computer boot

I just purchased a APC Back-UPS XS 1500 (BX1500G) to provide backup power for a FreeNAS server. I have the UPS connected to the FreeNAS server via the USB cable supplied with the UPS, the FreeNAS comp...
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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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