APC 1300VA Battery Backup with LCD Review

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(More customer reviews)I have owned 7 or 8 UPS's from several mfg's mostly APC and this is a well designed, fully featured unit. Like all Back-UPS models, it has a square wave 115 VAC output which is fine for any device with a switching power supply. This would be most any modern electronic device and all PC's. If you want a sine wave output get a Smart-UPS. I have two Smart-UPS 750 XL's with extra battery pack for 3-4 hour run times on two different PC's at home.
I bought two of these Back-UPS 1300VA units from Amazon at the lowest price I found with free shipping (very important with these heavy items). One is for my HP EX475 MediaSmart Home Server, cable modem, router and switch. The other one is on my home entertainment center with several DVD's, Comcast DVR, VCR, Bose radio, other stuff and a 50 inch Toshiba plasma TV. The Plasma TV pulls 500 watts and with several of the other items running I show 18 minutes run time. The Home Server rack shows 60-80 minutes run time.
The UPS display was a key reason why I bought these units. It provides everything you would want to know about the UPS and the attached load. The UPS is attached via USB cable to the Home Server so it can notify my PC clients and shutdown properly. Very cool.
I have the power loss beeper turned off on both units to avoid bugging me. This can be done with a display button sequence.

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780-Watts / LCD display / Serial and USB connectivity / Adjustable voltage-transfer points / Automatic self-test / Safety-agency approved / 1.83m Length Cold-start capable Dataline Surge Protection Hot-swappable batteries Lifetime data recovery warranty Predictive failure notification Replace Battery LED Resettable circuit breakers User-replaceable batteries Output Power Capacity -780-Watts / 1300 VA Max Configurable Power -780-Watts / 1300 VA Nominal Output Voltage -120V Output Frequency (sync to mains) -60 Hz Crest Factor -3 - 1 Nominal Input Voltage -120V Input Frequency -60 Hz Input Connections -NEMA 5-15P Input voltage range for main operations -88 - 139V Maximum Input Current -13A Input Breaker Capacity -15A Typical Backup Time at Half Load -18.4 minutes (390-Watts) Typical Backup Time at Full Load -6.4 minutes (780-Watts) Surge energy rating -340 Joules Dimensions -Approximately Height 8.74 x Width 5.24 x Depth 14.02 (222.00x133.00x356.00mm) Weight -13.50 kg (476.20 ounces)

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