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Best Recommendation for a unique application

I have a business where we arrive at a venue, setup our livestreaming equipment (laptops, PTZ cameras, PA system, monitors, T-Mobile modem and router), produce the livestream event, then tear down the ...
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BE850M2, Barely 1.5 years old, disconnected for a few months, now will...

I got this BE850M2 in 2020. It's barely 1.5 years old at this point. I had to change my setup and left it unplugged from the wall socket for a few months. Now when I plug it in it blinks red and emits ...
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500VA Smart-UPS C Lithium Ion (SCL500RMI1UC) USB support

Hi All, Struggling to find an answer to this one, does the SCL500RMI1UC (APC Smart-UPS C Lithium Ion, Short Depth 500VA, 230V with SmartConnect) support the same USB protocol as the older SmartUPS and ...
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PBE "A new version is avilable"?

I was running Powerchute Business Edition 10.0.4 recently on Windows 10 21H2 for an SMT-1500. The Event log would periodically show an Event saying "A new version is available. URL :https://www.apc....
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Not getting email notifications

I have a new Smart UPS 750 SMT750C and don't get email notifications of events. If I unplug it from AC power and then look in my Event Log online I see UPS on Battery and then Power Restored. So I kn...
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Windows receives the shutdown command a minute later than PowerChute c...

We had a power outage today and PowerChute didn't seem to work properly. Colleagues, I ask you to help me understand why this happened. To understand the situation, I compared the PowerChute and Window...
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BX600C-IN Long Beep and Red Alert

Hi. I recently purchased a APC UPS (BX600C-IN) and am using it for my gaming PC. When I start playing a heavy game, the UPS starts giving me a loud continuous beep with the power button turning red. Th...
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APC BX1500G Powerchute reporting issue with battery

I have just replaced my battery in my APC BX1500G. The new battery was tested in 2021 as per the note left with the new battery. When I run a self-test on the unit the app is reporting that my new batt...
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Smart-UPS 500 (SCL500RM1UNC) no power on switched outlet groups

Hi,I have a new Smart-UPS 500 (SCL500RM1UNC) and I'm unable to get power onGroup 1: Outlet Group 1 OnGroup 2: Outlet Group 2 OnThey are both switched on and there is no power on the outlets. Same when ...
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My computer won't turn on in battery mode (UPS brand new)

Hi. My computer won't turn on in battery mode with the APC BX-1500M-LM60 1500va (900w)The consumption of my computer is approximately only 500 watts. The same UPS show this in the display but is not wo...
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UPS for an office (school assignment)

Hello good people, I'm new here and I don't know if this is an accepted use of this forum. Please let me know if it's not and I will of course delete this topic. I'm also not a native English speaker, ...
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