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APC SMT 750i replace battery warning despite battery replacement

Hi there, Before Christmas I bought a used APC SMT 750i with a "Replace Battery" warning. So I bought a new battery, installed it, ran a self-test, all fine. Ready to start Christmas, I left it without...
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Saiman
Saiman

SAI with capabilities to mute alarms

Hi, I am planning to purchase a SAI to protect the electronic equipment in my house. But, a must for this SAI is that all alarms can be muted; I have pets and they get very nervous with noise. That is ...
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MAW
MAW

Back-UPS 1500 code not in manual

Howdy! My UPS has been showing some unusual information on the screen and I've lost some functionality. Can y'all help me interpret what's happening here? The Power-Saving leaf is showing, but I can't ...
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ND
ND

shut down computer, not UPS

I've recently bought an 850G2 unit, primarily to ensure my fibre broadband + VoIP phone will carry on through a tempory power glitch (not unuaual here to ahve power drop out for a couple of seconds), a...
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Suchapaintopostonequestion
Suchapaintopostonequestion

On power flicker I must shutdown

When the power flickers (less than a second), everything keeps running except the UPS alarm keeps buzzing. I do not lose any work which makes me happy, but the alarm will not shut off until I turn the ...
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PCPE 3.1 Power Consumption Threshold [AUTO RESET]

The default power consumption threshold of the Master Outlet used to trigger on/off of the secondary outlets defaults to 25w. However, when the laptop enters a non-sleep low power state (below 25w) th...
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matthew11
matthew11

ups comparison

Hello everyone, at the following link you can see the comparison between two apc ups directly on their site.I have to connect a video surveillance system consisting of 2 NVRs and a PoE switch to which ...
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Does SMT1000 still power outlets when Surge Protection is gone?

I have a Smart-UPS SMT1000 UPS. It's still working in terms of switching to battery when the power goes out. However, I'm wondering about surge protection. My question is... if the MOVs in my UPS have ...
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Imri
Imri

Emails aren’t send from UPS

Hi community, I use APC Back-UPS BE-850 VA and W10 OS, PowerChute Serial Shutdown v1.0. I’m not able to get emails from PowerChute if VPN is connected. Without VPN it works. I use smtp.google.com, TLS....
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PowerChute Serial Shutdown, v1.0 - Problems with it...

Hello..I noticed the verbiage on the Powerchute web page that it was being retired and to use "PowerChute Serial Shutdown, v1.0" instead. I downloaded and installed it on a desktop here and ran smack i...
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BN1500M2 Shutdown/Communication Lost When Power Restored

I just purchased a BN1500M2, everything was working fine and had all the features including the Powerchute Serial Shutdown (via included USB) set up. Asides from doing a first self-test, I unplugged to...
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