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PLEASE HELP! Is it normal that my new BVX 1600 VA fan isn't running?

I bought a new BVX 1600 VA yesterday, my first ups ever. I put it on charge for the first time (24h as advised) charges just fine however I noticed the fan isn't running, can anyone else confirm if it...
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Back-UPS CS 650 unexplained behaviours

I have a Back-UPS CS 650 that had been running fine for over a year and that I recently reconfigured as follows. The load is one WiFi router, one Synology NAS and one unmanaged network switch. I had ...
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RBC123 vs. RBC124

I have a Back-UPS XS 1000. I need a new battery. A local store has the RBC124 in stock but not the RBC123. Can i use the RBC124 in my unit? The seem to be the same physical size. Wondering if the R...
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APC BN650 M1 Flashing Red Light and Alarm Tone

Symptoms: When unit is turned on, it flashes green for ~15 seconds, then flashes red with alarm tone.Background: Unit battery went bad and was replaced with a 3rd party battery "RBC154 Compatible Repla...
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Back-ups 1500 shutoff on full battery on outage

I have a backups 1500 thats about 3 months old. I have about 40 watts of equipment for my home network (router, modem, AP) to keep my network up in the event of an outage. The estimated time shown is a...
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No power on some outlet after battery is drained?

Hi, there is a problem with our purchased APC UPS with model bvx1200li-ms. It was purchased last March 2022. The problem is when the UPS battery is drained after a blackout, some power outlet will not ...
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No power on some outlets after blackout ?

Hello, I'm writing this on my phone so I'll try to keep it straight to the point: I have an APC Back-UPS ES 8 700 VA 230V CEE 7/7 (BE700G-GR). On the battery back-up outlets there's my PC and monitor. ...
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APS Back-UPS ES 700 Continuous Tone

Hi there, We have a couple of APS Back-UPS units on site, and one suddenly started producing a continuous tone. Reading from a previous thread, I have replaced the battery and it is continuing to do ...
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Smart-UPS 2200 spontaneously powered off/on outlets?

I have a Smart-UPS 2200 (SMT2200RM2U) in my MDF at home, and this evening it spontaneously powered off the main outlet group (and then powered it back on).I am rather confused as to why - there's nothi...
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Event code?

Good morning everyone. I got a XS 1300 UPS, and it was running great for the last couple of years. This morning the alarm started beeping and when I looked at the lcd, I noticed it was displaying event...
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Cannot uninstall PowerChute Personal Edition 2.2 on Windows 7

I tried to uninstall PowerChute Personal Edition 2.2 on Windows 7. The Windows installer log file contains this text: Action start 15:54:18: CheckRequiredFile. DEBUG: Error 2738: Could not access VBScr...
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