APC BX1200MI uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 1200 VA 650 W 6 AC outlet(s)
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Price: £152.99
Brand: APC
Description: Automatic Voltage Regulation (AVR) Automatically steps up low voltage and steps down high voltage to levels that are suitable for your equipment. Dataline surge protection Provides protection of connected equipment from power surges on the data lines. Power Chute Personal Edition OS Compatibility This software supports numerous operating systems and processors. USB connection Use your PC to access additional power protection and management features for your UPS via a USB Port. Audible alarms Provides notification of changing utility power and UPS power conditions LED status display Quickly understand unit and power status with visual indicators. Intelligent battery management Maximizes battery performance life and reliability through intelligent precision charging. Automatic self-test Periodic battery self-test ensures early detection of a battery that needs to be replaced. Battery failure notification Provides early-warning fault analysis on batteries enabling timely preventive maintenance Surge only outlets Protect secondary electronics from surges and spikes without reducing battery power used to run primary electronics during an outage. Battery and surge protected outlets Back up and protect your hardware and data during power outages surges and spikes. Safety-agency approved Ensures the product has been tested and approved to work safely with the connected service provider equipment and within the specified environment. Battery-protected and surge-only outlets Reserves power capacity and run time for connected equipment that require UPS battery back-up while providing surge only protection for less critical equipment. APC BX1200MI uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 1200 VA 650 W 6 AC outlet(s) - shop the best deal online on appliances4.me
Category: Computer Components
Merchant: Quzo
Product ID: 264561
Delivery time: Next Day
Delivery cost: 0
MPN: BX1200MI
EAN: 0731304410812
Author: Ben
Rating: 5
Review: I'm using this UPS to power my 2u x86 server as well as my networking gear including my POE switches for my WiFi APs. Needless to say, if the power goes out.. my WiFi will be usable :) The UPS works perfectly so far, I haven't had any issues. My rack currently pulls less than 50 watts and since I went for the 950VA one, it estimates about 50 minutes of backup. Where I live, we do not get powercuts often. Maybe once every two years. However, being an old home, the fuse panel trips every few months. The UPS will ensure my server data doesn't become corrupted if this happens. The UPS also has a USB cable so you can shut your computer down automatically when your UPS has a certain amount of power left (like 5 minutes). Here are some helpful things to note: - The UPS has a few settings that are configurable via the power chute app (windows only), allowing you to configure the alarm for certain times or disable it fully as well as changing the voltage at which the UPS will switch to battery (for power dips). - Initially, the UPS only lasted a 10 minutes or so. You need to power cycle the UPS 2 or 3 times before it will last the quoted time. (Charge it to 100%, disconnect it from mains and drain it to 0 then repeat 2 or 3 times). Oh, this wasn't a problem for me, but the UPS doesn't come with a power cable for Mains -> UPS but does come with one for UPS -> PC. Presumably, if you're using this for a PC then you'll just use your PC cable for the UPS. The power connector OUTPUT from the UPS is a C14 connector. The power connector INPUT to the UPS (from your mains) is a C13. The UPS comes with a C13 to C14, but not a UK socket to c13 or a c14 to uk socket. You'll need to buy a UK plug to c13 to use the UPS if you DO NOT have a PC plug you can use already. (some Monitors, Printers, TVs use this plug too so you might have one laying around anyway)
Author: Techdave
Rating: 4
Review: I got this to power my QNAP NAS in case the power goes out. From best to worst - it looks quite nice and as a unit for sitting under a tv, doesn't stand out but the light is a little bright. - USB support is excellent and doesn't need anything special to work out of the box. the qnap saw it straight away and started using it plus my windows pc saw the battery as soon as i plugged it in and started acting like a laptop, which is excellent and allows you some very special power management based on percent of charge and if the power goes off. - When the power goes out, while it isn't full sine, it's not quite as aggressive as some of the other units i've used. you can still hear that it's not full sine but it doesn't sound like it's wringing the neck of the devices connected to it. - Run time is acceptable, i've gotten 10 minutes out of it with more to spare (with about 200w load) and for my use that's all i need, i can't comment on full run time but as this unit uses lead acid batteries i wouldn't ever recommend running them completely flat as that will damage them. - This unit does run quite warm, the AVR circutry seems to give off a fair bit of heat so if you're putting it in a cupboard make sure that there's a fan blowing some air over the unit, i don't think i'd like to see what would happen if the lead acid batteries start boiling. and the worst - You can't change the batteries yourself, i'm sure you can order the replacements but the actual unit is designed in such a way that it's not trivial to replace the batteries, which in my eyes is just stupid. for something that will last max 3 years, that's a poor move from APC and doesn't inspire confidence. for me that's not a big thing as i will be upgrading to another full sine unit in the future but that still leaves a bad taste in my mouth. i wish i knew this before i brought the unit because it's just as important to be able to service the unit as is the quality of how it works. Overall, you'll be well served by the unit for low priority stuff and the USB support is excellent, just a shame about the batteries.
