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Anyone with APC smt lcd 1000 (or 1500)? is this noise normal?

Hi, I have bought a STM1000l, When the batteries are at 100%, this noise start and it's go ahead every 20 seconds (you can hear it at the start of this audio file and 2 times after around 20 and 40 sec...
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BIOPODX411 reader detects as a swipe reader in Omnipass

Hi, I have raised this as a support call but wondered if there is anyone out there who's seen the same thing. I have a few hundred BIOPODX411 panel readers in use and they haven't been an issue on olde...
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Annoying sound from my ups SURTD5000XLI

HI, I hope you can help me with the following. When the ups is online it makes very annoying sound. On bypass you only hear the ventilator. See attachement for a impression on the sound. The first reco...
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1250 smart ups makeing grinding noise

i have a 1250 smart ups 900watt, just recently put new batterys and the system is been serving me for atleast 15 years now not a problem, but i have just started noticing when it goes offline from util...
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purpose of j50 connector on uts6h?

I have a uts6h and was wondering what the purpose of the j50 connector next to the generator start/stop connector was used for? I've attached a picture of it.Thanks.
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BR1500G doesn't "mute"

Have a BR1500G with optional battery pack, and the Mute button doesn't appear to be working... we plugged the external battery to the UPS, and the UPS in to the wall, with no load, the check the batter...
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Back-UPS XS 1300 behaving strangely after f02 short circuit on battery...

I accidentally caused a short on one of my UPS power outlets while trying to test the voltage with a multimeter. There was a loud noise & error f02, overload on battery output. For some reason, whe...
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I just mindlessly bought 650VA EasyUPS and 1500watt generator

Here goes.. So I'm now stationed to work from home and I cant afford to go offline when power goes out. Without researching and just relying on the salesman, I went out to buy 1 UPS and 1 generator onl...
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Input Power Wattage for SURT6000RMXLI

Can anyone help regarding this? I am not able to get this information from the specification sheet of the UPS.
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Max Wattage for BR1500G Back-ups

Hey guys, Just a quick question. I have a BR1500G which is rated at 865 Watts. My question is: Does the 865W max only apply to the 5 battery backup-surge protection outlets or does it apply to all of t...
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RS 1000 battery backup doesn't last long in Windows

I have a wierd problem. My APC unit is quite old and model is RS 1000 (BR-1000IN). It has two battries inside connected in series. After the batteries are fully charged 100% as per windows battery indi...
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