APC UPS

[Robert L Cochran]

Craig White wrote:
> On Fri, 2009-01-02 at 20:36 -0600, Dave Ihnat wrote:
>   
>>> The APC units are still way too heavy and bulky. They are poorly
>>> designed, being little more than batteries stuffed into a box that
>>>       
>> are
>>     
>>> connected to circuit boards and 120v outlets.
>>>       
>> Cheap.  See above.
>>
>> The most depressing part of all of this is that companies producing
>> professional-quality units aren't rewarded, so they either die or turn
>> out low-end junk...as we're seeing.
>>     
> ----
> here is a link for 1500VA units from PCCONNECTION.COM
>
> http://www.pcconnection.com/IPA/Shop/Product/Search.htm?CatId=203882&id=
> +2147470225
>
> they vary from $200 to $1000
>
> There's a market for both cheap and for quality...personally, I'm buying
> the APC Smart-UPS unit every time ($ 720 free-standing, $ 740 in rack
> mount)
>
> I think APC is quite successful
>
> Craig
>
>   
While these units are too small to be in Craig's link above...it is
interesting how the Back-UPS XS-800 and the Back-UPS XS-900, each with a
different wattage rating, use the same RBC32 battery "cartridge." I
wonder if someone has published an "autopsy" of these UPS supplies to
show the component parts, especially the circuit boards.

Bob