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Disgusting user experience with APC UPS in India (Avoid this company!)
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arey bhai. already invested a lot in this apc ups model. i had rather invest in something that i can connect in between the power supply and the UPS that can convert the power type if such a device is available 
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and not interested in buying an inverter. takes too much space and makes too much noise. and i believe is very polluting
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and not interested in buying an inverter. takes too much space and makes too much noise. and i believe is very polluting
Nishant
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arey bhai. already invested a lot in this apc ups model. i had rather invest in something that i can connect in between the power supply and the UPS that can convert the power type if such a device is available
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and not interested in buying an inverter. takes too much space and makes too much noise. and i believe is very polluting
Hehe. If you have apc ups, its obvious that you invested a lot on a ups. Btw, for how much did you get this ups for?
And yes, inverters are indeed polluting if you use normal maintenance batteries. To avoid it you may use maintenance free bakeries.
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---------- Post added at 08:59 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:59 PM ----------
and not interested in buying an inverter. takes too much space and makes too much noise. and i believe is very polluting
Hehe. If you have apc ups, its obvious that you invested a lot on a ups. Btw, for how much did you get this ups for?
And yes, inverters are indeed polluting if you use normal maintenance batteries. To avoid it you may use maintenance free bakeries.
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duh. R S on this thread is being converted to RS.
anyways. i could not find a solution for the problem. the power supply is the root cause. it happens randomly. but things have been rather good lately. very few instances when the UPS failed to charge on the backup power.
i decided to get the battery pack for the APC UPS today. cost me 4800. and i now have a total backup of around 60 minutes. largely because of the humongous 27" display (which has its own set of problems!).
https://imgur.com/Mv1iS
i guess the backup would drop to 30 minutes when the TV is running. i hope i can survive with this expensive setup this summer season.
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The Power Backup - March 25, 2011 - sushubh's photo on picplz
anyways. i could not find a solution for the problem. the power supply is the root cause. it happens randomly. but things have been rather good lately. very few instances when the UPS failed to charge on the backup power.
i decided to get the battery pack for the APC UPS today. cost me 4800. and i now have a total backup of around 60 minutes. largely because of the humongous 27" display (which has its own set of problems!).
https://imgur.com/Mv1iS
i guess the backup would drop to 30 minutes when the TV is running. i hope i can survive with this expensive setup this summer season.
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The Power Backup - March 25, 2011 - sushubh's photo on picplz
a brand new problem... i had a pretty terrible power supply problem last night. and the battery was totally discharged. it is not charging well now. i kept it on mains with nothing connected to it. it charged to 20% in around four hours. and i finally started using it... and now i am actually noticing that the battery is getting discharged on MAINS! in around an hour of usage, it has gone down from 20% to 16%.
mehrotra.akash
Regular
Check the mains voltage... if its not in a decent range, charging may not take place..Also, deep discharge to 0% can damage batteries , unlikely if it was the 1st time, but could have happened..
it was the first time it had completely run out of gas 
voltage is fine right now. i know by the speed of the fan. it was awful last night. should have turned off the UPS. made a mistake. i had some important work to day and was desperate. but the supply was so bad that it simply did not happen.
ordering a custom made UPS tomorrow morning. because this unit is simply not capable of surviving the power cuts in Gurgaon. i do hope that it has not gone bad. i do not have the bills even though it is still under warranty (APC site states that warranty is for two years).
have sent a query to APC support. would update when i get a response back.
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https://imgur.com/KTh96
man this is not good. i guess i would keep it on charge for 12 hours to try to get it to full capacity before using it again.
WHAT WOULD I DO FOR THOSE 12 HOURS
voltage is fine right now. i know by the speed of the fan. it was awful last night. should have turned off the UPS. made a mistake. i had some important work to day and was desperate. but the supply was so bad that it simply did not happen.
ordering a custom made UPS tomorrow morning. because this unit is simply not capable of surviving the power cuts in Gurgaon. i do hope that it has not gone bad. i do not have the bills even though it is still under warranty (APC site states that warranty is for two years).
have sent a query to APC support. would update when i get a response back.
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https://imgur.com/KTh96
man this is not good. i guess i would keep it on charge for 12 hours to try to get it to full capacity before using it again.
WHAT WOULD I DO FOR THOSE 12 HOURS