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APC 1300VA Battery Backup with LCD

APC 1300VA Battery Backup with LCD
by APC

List Price: ~~$158.99~~
Category: CE
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Manufacturer: APC
Audio: English (Original Language)
Model: BX1300LCD
Color: Charcoal
Product features:

Includes - CD with software, USB cable, and User Manual
Audible alarms
Battery replacement without tools
Battery-protected and surge-only outlets
Boost Automatic Voltage Regulation (AVR)

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Customer Review: Very reliable UPS!
Summary: 5 Stars

The reason I purchased a UPS is because I have a large amount of brownouts where I live. Usually the power goes out for as much as 10 seconds at a time. I wanted a UPS that could keep my equipment working for the period that the power was out, even if that time was extended for up to 20 minutes.

I have owned one UPS before and it was also an APC. It was pretty old school, but did the job so I thought I should stick with what I know works. The equipment I have connected to this UPS is:

-home WinXP Media Center PC used in the living room as a TV/TIVO
-HP external hard drive (320GB) for movies, recorded TV, and music
-TrendNet router
-Zoom cable modem for my Internet and TV connections
-22" LCD TV/PC monitor
-cable signal amplifier
-compact stereo speaker system (subwoofer & right/left)

In over 1 month of ownership, I have had 3 brownouts and experienced NO loss of function for any of these devices. None of my devices even "know" that they are receiving power from this UPS. I was worried because I read it uses a modified square wave and that some computers don't work well with that, but I have seen ZERO bad effects from my PC running off of this UPS. Once I was watching TV on one channel and recording on another and, again, there was no interruption at all.

Something to note: The maximum number of backup outlets is 6 so you can't keep more items up than that during a power outage. The other outlets are for surge protection. I don't use them because I have other surge suppressors. Another neat feature of this device is the APC software that comes with it. My PC seems to work well with it. The software starts when the PC starts and can tell you some of the same things the front panel on the APC tells you. The front panel of the APC actually shows what voltage it's running on and how much load is present.

Amazingly, I have never gone over the first segment of the load bar; it has three segments total. My PC is the only item that makes it hit that segment, however; the other devices don't make a dent in the load visually (even the HP external hard drive doesn't make any load appear). I find that strange since I am using a 550W power supply and have two TV tuners and other cards in that PC. I assumed the load bar would at least hit the halfway mark. But this means that the whole setup could run for up to 29 minutes with no power (after full charge) according to the literature, which is amazing!

This is just a fantastic product and for a reasonable price when compared to other large voltage uninterrupted power supplies.

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Description of APC 1300VA Battery Backup with LCD

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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