Re: APC Back-ups RS 1500 Dead

I've got a good Fluke multi meter. I'm a mechanical and all round DIY guy that occasionally dabbles with electronics. I'll need to educate on testing capacitors with it (if you have suggestions or links on where to best learn I'd welcome). I only rarely get into this type of thing but see a need for me to up my aptitude. I deal with a few older automotive ECM's that need capacitor replacements. I do have a decent temperature control soldering iron (no temperature feedback, just a dial). Up until now I've just cranked it to max

I had no...

Re: APC Back-ups RS 1500 Dead

Greetings.

First post after my intro.

I have an older RS1500 non LCD, beige tower style 120 volt for North America.

Primary board 640-0684B

My unit is going to battery even with AC power supplied. batteries are charging when plugged in and I have swapped batteries from another unit. Batteries aren't the issue.

I assumed the problem to be a relay issue as I found YT video with a similar unit with that problem. I swapped out 4 relays with no resolution.

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New here, not an electronics genius, but more of a parts changer.

Cheers