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Just tested my new APC BACK-UPS ES 850VA - BE850G2-UK - three queries

I live in the UK and the power quality in my house has never been the best. For example when using an electric shower, my bedroom light sometimes dims a little bit, but its very subtle.To start, I:1. R...
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APC 2200VA Smart UPS with SmartConnect, SMT2200C management/autoshutdo...

On extended power outages, there is no external internet connection and the server will corrupt files if not shutdown before UPS runs out of battery power. My server is Ubuntu 20.04 Linux. Given the p...
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Smart UPS turning off randomly with blinking LEDs

Hi. Sometimes UPS turns off randomly while on battery power and LEDs on the left side of buttons start blinking. I have to turn it on again by pressing the test button. Is it related to batteries or fa...
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General question about charging battery

To just charge the battery in a UPS, does the UPS need to be powered on?Or is it enough to just have the plug into the wall to just charge the battery? Thanks
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Service by APC

Is the service by APC bad everywhere or only here? I had purchased one APC (UPS) in June 2020, which carried 2 years Warranty.Like any good product (especially those made in China, probably this too is...
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Back-UPS 600 goes straight to battery?

I had an incident where my back-UPS 600 went into battery mode and the battery was fully drained. This was a little odd since the power only blinked out. I disconnected it and found that it would not...
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PCBE 10 web login fails "HTTP 400 Host does not match SNI"

Smart-UPS 1500 with USB connection to Windows 11 x64. PCBE 10.05.301 (latest) installs and runs in browser at https://<MyPC-IP>:6547 OK. However, when I reboot the computer, the browser then refu...
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PowerChute Business Edition

Does the Modell BX750MI works together with the PowerChute Business Edition?
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Confirming validity of transfer events

I started monitoring my UPS's about 3 months ago with apcupsd and email alerts. In this time I have noticed several alerts that the UPS went to battery and came back a second later or less than a seco...
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Compatibility UPS Aston Energy

Hello I have a new UPS (Model : Aral rt 30) and I cound't find any information if this model is compatible with PowerChute. In the attachments there are two srceenshot with the basic infomation about ...
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Service by SE

A couple of weeks ago, my BR1500MS blew out with a loud pop, followed by an acrid odour. I contacted SE support, had a chat giving details and front panel readings, and the next day a replacement BR15...
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