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The APCUPS 1500VA Smart-UPS is a robust online uninterruptible power supply designed for professional environments, offering 1500 VA of power, a 5-minute backup time at full load, and a quick 3-hour recharge. Its 2U rack-mountable design and 6 NEMA 5-15R outlets make it an ideal choice for voltage-sensitive equipment.
J**E
Great to have with a generator
Had a generator installed and didn't want any dirty power getting to my expensive electronics. Using a double conversion online UPS like this one works great at keeping the voltage and sine wave steady. Worked so well I bought two.
S**N
"Online" is a special type of UPS. This is not for everyone.
Please be aware this is an "ONLINE" as opposed to "line interactive" UPS. In most cases a "line interactive" UPS is going to be ideal. APC has an application note detailing this. In North America this would possibly be good only for running on very dirty generator power.An Online UPS is always converting AC->DC->AC. I thought this might be a good solution for power conditioning in Costa Rica where the grid is extremely dirty. I put my electronics on it, and a couple of my house lighting circuits. Unfortunately the "sine wave" output is apparently less sinusoidal than my input power because it caused the lights to flicker when dimmed. So I can't use it in the normally "online" mode.The is a "bypass" and also a "green" mode (the differences between these are not clear). Using the Green Mode solves my flickering problem (because I'm using grid power when available) but unfortunately does not allow me to set the tight voltage tolerance that I want. The setting range is limited to a wide tolerance band.I knew that I was getting an "online" UPS but I think my application would have worked better on a "line interactive" type. The converted output is just not clean enough. It doesn't handle a triac-dimmed load.Should be ok for servers but I would still suggest a "line interactive" type unless you are really sure you need something different.
S**
Easy install
Had to replace my last one. It was 5 yrs old. This one seems slightly heavier. Easy to put everything together.
U**U
Response time is impeccable
at almost 45 days after delivery, the control unit malfunctioned. I reached out to the customer service team and their sense of urgency and response time was second to none. They gave me a full refund and i was pleased with the service provided. I will recommend them going forward because i will patronize them again.
D**L
Loud fan, not suitable for office use
I have the older model of this unit and the fan is much louder on the newer one. I have a quiet office and the fan is very loud compared to the room. I think I am going to switch the old one with the new one from the server closet to my office. Really wish the fan would be a variable speed fan but it is moving a lot of air all the time.
N**D
Awesome backup for the price
Always good to have backup power. This unit with a server and monitor hooked up will stay running for 2hrs. You will need to configure the software settings so it doesn't just shut off at 20% left of power.
D**N
Performance
Awesome unit!
R**O
I bought it again 3 x
I've bought 3 over the last few months. No troubles. One of the better displays.
J**W
not so great
product is super loud - not suitable for home.took a bit of effort, but they came through with a full refund which I very much appreciate!
M**E
So far so good no complaints
It's only been working couple of months now but so far so good if it changes I'll get back and rewrite this review and we did have some power outages and we were able to turn off our computers normally instead of having them just crash when the power goes out so that's a positive thing
C**E
Battery
Battery doesn't last much longer than smaller unit
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