Stock voltage range for AVR is 88-144 volts. In the video the voltage range is different because you can adjust the range as low as 78 volts or as high as 150 volts.
I have this same on a cyberpower CP1000PFCLCD I bought, and I'm puzzled by this because the voltage here usually is "suppose" to be 127-128V for the single phase mains, but it will usually hover in the 131-135V range and some times also push up in the 139V... When it triggers above the 136V limit I set it will trigger the battery and run out of power even though the mains power remains at 137-139V for hours.. In the Power Panel software (CyberPower) it will show the events as how many times the battery has been triggered, but for the AVR it shows as never triggered.. So my experience is that when the input is 127-136V it will just output the same 127-136V, and then when triggering the battery it goes to 120V output. But that makes no sense - what is the functionality of the AVR if it never triggers in the range and just outputs the same voltage as the mains until the limit is triggered and then switches to battery ?
@@shyb3rt I think once the voltage exceeds the range the AVR kicks on from the battery. It rarely ever happens to me, but then again i'm not paying attention most of the time
@@SystematicHardware Thank you for the reply. Yes I don't understand this. for me, on the CyberPower, when it exceeds the range the battery will kick in and supply 120V for as long as it can last - but the AVR doesn't seem to do anything. I would think the AVR would act within the e.g. 88-136V range to regulate it to 120V, but that's not the case in my experience at least. Given I didn't have brownouts in the last week, so didn't see how it will respond with low voltage, but it did nothing to regulate down the high voltage before it passed the 136V (or whichever voltage you set), but then on battery. Most electrical equipment is rated e.g. 120V +-5% or 10%. With 137V you're passing 14% and even worse for low voltage of 88V you are down to 73% of nominal mains power.. Doesn't sound good for any electrical equipment.
@@shyb3rt I used a digital voltmeter and noticed once that the AVR symbol was on in the front LED display. For me I could see how the voltage going in was low, yet the voltage going out was a nominal 120v on the voltmeter. For me i've seen it work, but it was only once out of the two units I have, since i've had them. It was during a summer heat wave where I was running an AC unit on the same circuit as my two gaming machines.
@@SystematicHardware Interesting. Yes this is how I would expect the AVR to work, that within the given limits before going over to battery, that is would work to stabilize the voltage output. But for my CyberPower unit, at least when receiving too high voltage, it would not intervene until it was triggered to go over to battery. So the promoted AVR has now value, which is really weird.
i bought a Lorex 3Tig six cam system, can this go on batt backup? also... THIS THING REEKS OF ACETONE OR CHEMICAL... giving me an headache, does yours smell, i just bought mine June of 2023 and second day it is just smelling like curing fiberglass or a weird chemical smell, nothing electrical or fire, just closest thing i can say is acetone or curing paint or something automotive, i checked all my car products if spilled over and froze running the fan all night up here in canada. went on google, this stink has been an issue since 2015, and schneider who makes apc ups says all they can do is exchange it.... man, hoping this wears off, did yours stink at all? my room is ten by ten and i have sore throat and headache already... is this made in china with inferior plastic or WHAT?
I've had this for a few years now. The coaxial through the grounds screws in my experience almost halfs the bandwidth coming from the wall I have been told because those are already grounded outside where they were installed to the side of the house. I do use the ethernet ports to ground the modem to the computer itself tho. for some reason that doesn't effect bandwidth speed at all. From what I found those ports are actually for a fax machine. I think the company themselves say it works for whatever but are intended to ground a fax machine/printer. So, it grounds a computer to a printer. Instead of grounding a computer from the wall. The only thing your suppose to actually ground to the wall is that little screw that can be wired to the screw on the outlet itself.
I got this model since we used the apc brand when I was in the army and the wiring in my apartment is just awful and has fried components it worked for me and I ran my internet coaxial into ups and that is tremendously better.
i bought a Lorex 3Tig six cam system, can this go on batt backup? also... THIS THING REEKS OF ACETONE OR CHEMICAL... giving me an headache, does yours smell, i just bought mine June of 2023 and second day it is just smelling like curing fiberglass or a weird chemical smell, nothing electrical or fire, just closest thing i can say is acetone or curing paint or something automotive, i checked all my car products if spilled over and froze running the fan all night up here in canada. went on google, this stink has been an issue since 2015, and schneider who makes apc ups says all they can do is exchange it.... man, hoping this wears off, did yours stink at all? my room is ten by ten and i have sore throat and headache already... is this made in china with inferior plastic or WHAT?
Hello, i have the same ups, but a couple of weeks ago I'm not able to turn it on without being connected to the wall, I tried disconnecting the battery but it didn't work, also if its turned on but I disconnect it the battery doesn't keep it turned on, do you think it's the battery?
Just curious, if I have a solar generator, would there be a benefit to plug the UPS into that... seems like the SG would supply power first, after it runs down the UPS would take over. am i mistaken?
Yeah, good point, this one is should be pure sine wave (at least this is why I paid extra for it). I'm not sure if my power supply even requires it or not...a seasonic gold... i should look it up, but I paid about 200+tax at the time for the BR2 so it wasn't as expensive as now.
I bought this same backup, but they have released a new software version, it’s called Powerchute Serial Shutdown. Could you please do a new video showing how to install, connect to it and setup?
I'm looking at this unit for my needs and want your opinion on which is better. This BR1500MS2 or the CyberPower 1500PFCLCD? I'm also interested in how the battery terminals connect to these units for possible upgrade in the future to LiFePO4 batteries.
It depends on what you plan to plug into it - don't know about the battery terminals. Hopefully they'll make lipo4 replacement batteries that will fit the proprietary case. Otherwise i'd just purchase a unit specifically designed for that battery chemistry so it can be properly maintained
I don't think LiFePO4 batteries would be a good option. LiFePO4 batteries need a much more complex charging. I have 28.8 KWHs of LiFePO4 for Home Solar, 9300 Watts Solar. Running for 3 years now. I wouldn't trust the charging system on any UPS for LiFePO4. I did however ditch the two 7 AH batteries for two 35 AH Sealed Lead Acids.
Thanks for this very nice review. I have a gaming PC with a 4090 GPU and i13900k. It consumes ~480 watts while playing Call of Duty / ~500 watts while playing MS FS2020. I am primarily looking for this device to protect my system, but my question is: would this UPS hold my PC running under a ~500watts scenario during 1 or 2 minutes, so I can safely shut it down? Thanks for your response.
Absolutely yes. You can get 4 minutes of run time on a 900 watt load. Under specifications on the APC website there is a calculator where you can punch in the wattage. A 500 watt load will run for 12 minutes 25 seconds on that ups unit.
Thank You for the video. I just got the same unit. So i have a question if u can answer. Should I turn it off or just let it work 24/7 no matter if my machine is on or off? Thanks
You can leave it on. Just think of it like a power strip/surge protector, but with a battery. Whenever I leave the house for extended periods of time I turn them off, but that's about it
I wouldn't recommend laying it on it's side because that's where the venting is. They do make rack mounted UPS units that are flat. Cyber Power also makes a smaller Pure PFC sinewave UPS, that's actually in my latest DIY Network Cabinet video (Link in the description).
I got the same thing except mine doesn't say "PRO" and it will randomly die on me while it's IDLE (thankfully). So no power out from it, won't turn back on, nothing happens until I disconnect the battery and reconnect it, which is a bit of a pain since I generally need to unplug everything and move it to do that! I called Tech support and they were quick to blame my usage on it saying my computer is using too much power etc.... it happened 3-4x now when only a few watts of power being drawn form it. So that's nonsense. Not happy with APC support. Luckily I got it from Costco so I can just return it or replace it (but hopefully the model doesn't suffer from this issue and I just end up with it again). Previously using the same equipment I had the APC 1000 model and it never died on me until the battery died maybe after 6 or 7 years of use! So my question is, if you've bene using this for a while now do you have the same issue where it just dies for no reason?
Hi Thank you for video, my wife bought this APC as a backup for wifi , tv, router cable box dish hopper Google nest pro . Now we live way out and the grid goes down when temps go below freezing. We had a zoom meeting for court and because I didn’t set it up yet we had to run to a Hampton Inn and use business suite. Anyway, I charged the unit it was at full capacity. I didn’t plug anything into it. Turned power off (green light) days maybe a week later when I turned it on the battery was at 0. What do I need to know we can’t find the manual. Thanks in advance
It would seem to me that the unit is defective if you turned off the unit and the battery was depleted after only one week. See if you can repeat the scenario. If so return/replace it. If it's beyond the window contact APC technical support they'll help you out.
What is the standby/idle power draw of this UPS (assuming the battery is full and not being charged)? For example, if I have exactly 100 watts of load plugged into this UPS, how much power is this UPS getting from the wall outlet? This info isn't listed in APC's spec sheet.
I'm looking to buy a UPS and have two in mind, but tbh I'm not sure what one is better as they are both VERY close in specs. First one is the APC - BR1500MS2, and the other is the APC - BGM1500. They are so close in specs that I'm near deciding on visuals which I like the slick look of the BGM1500. What do you think I should choose? This will be my primary PS5/TV protector.
I personally would go with which ever one is the better price. You could also go with aesthetics because i doubt there's much difference between two aside from the outer case.
Today I got my APC UPS and an nvidia 3060 gpu and I haven't even opened the graphics card yet. How could a power pack be so exciting? I'm so going to be regulating voltages and monitoring my power consumption and all that other stuff you talked about. Almost wish it had RGB.
i bought a Lorex 3Tig six cam system, can this go on batt backup? also... THIS THING REEKS OF ACETONE OR CHEMICAL... giving me an headache, does yours smell, i just bought mine June of 2023 and second day it is just smelling like curing fiberglass or a weird chemical smell, nothing electrical or fire, just closest thing i can say is acetone or curing paint or something automotive, i checked all my car products if spilled over and froze running the fan all night up here in canada. went on google, this stink has been an issue since 2015, and schneider who makes apc ups says all they can do is exchange it.... man, hoping this wears off, did yours stink at all? my room is ten by ten and i have sore throat and headache already... is this made in china with inferior plastic or WHAT?
Do you need to Register with Snyder to get access to the network or can I do that through PowerChute? Like a typical engineer I though I could get access via ip address but I cant. Now I have go find where I threw the install CD for PowerChute.
This UPS Unit BR1500MS2 does not have a network management card. The connection isn't networked based. Think of it more like a console cable like how you configure a managed switch.
@@SystematicHardware It is networked. I can ping it through my router but it does not open up a browser page nor does it respond to snmp. I think I will have to install powerchute and see if I can connect that way. I was hoping you had done it. But not really sure mine is a SM2. Its a 2RU chassis
mine was absolutely horribly hard to slide on, there is a terrific spring clip on it, good luck... i bought a Lorex 3Tig six cam system, can this go on batt backup? also... THIS THING REEKS OF ACETONE OR CHEMICAL... giving me an headache, does yours smell, i just bought mine June of 2023 and second day it is just smelling like curing fiberglass or a weird chemical smell, nothing electrical or fire, just closest thing i can say is acetone or curing paint or something automotive, i checked all my car products if spilled over and froze running the fan all night up here in canada. went on google, this stink has been an issue since 2015, and schneider who makes apc ups says all they can do is exchange it.... man, hoping this wears off, did yours stink at all? my room is ten by ten and i have sore throat and headache already... is this made in china with inferior plastic or WHAT?
For APC because its proprietary software. FYI whenever I tested the auto power down, it was always hibernate. What's weird is that there was no option to change to shutdown. I might have to make a separate video on that.
It worked on synology NAS last I tested and windows (for this APC product). Didnt think there was an easy way to make it work through linux, but I didn't really test it too much.
UPS Units aren't designed for extended run time. If I were you, I would get a power station instead. They run Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries which are designed for thousands of cycles. To put into perspective, If you were to use the new EcoFlow RIVER 2 Portable Power Station, you could run an appliance at 250w for one hour.
Assuming you have it set to preserve battery shutdown after 5 minutes and your server bios AC state is set to 'Always On' or 'Last State' (dunno if relevant but just to be conscise). Also assuming you have the network cable of your server pass through the APC. Power came back (I have an independent way of knowing when power grid goes down and comes back up again) and I wanted to Wake On Lan Server 1 hour later which worked before installing the APC, but now it doesn't anymore and the office is 45 mins away....😑 What do I need to change to get Wake on Lan to work again?
@@1a1o Nope it does not, network cable of server cannot pass through the APC if I want it to work, either on bios always on or last state, but it does work perfectly if the network cable goes directly into server, without any other changes.
UPS units aren't made for prolonged power outages. Their batteries are made from lead acid and should not be drained more than 50% in favor of battery life. The intended purpose of a UPS unit is for sporadic/split second power loss or to allow the appliances connected to it just enough time to gracefully shut down, in the event of a power outage. For prolonged outages you are going to want to use a Lithium Iron Phosphate Power Station.
I’ll work on getting another Ethernet cable. But for now I only have my pc and monitor plugged into my ups. Is my Pc and monitor safe even though I don’t have the coax and Ethernet hooked up?
This UPS can support more than one PC, so as long as the total power draw doesn't exceed 900 watts. Your PC and Monitor will be safe as long as the source for your network connectivity has surge protection. For example, in my latest video I installed a small coax surge protector before the modem (Not on camera). Everything behind it including ethernet as a result is protected, so using the ethernet ports on the UPS is not necessary.
@@Col3wrld I called my Internet Service Provider and they stated I didn't need to surge protect the coax so it might be worth a call to your ISP to find out more - you might not need it
If you have two graphics cards each pulling 400 watts (plus processors, etc) then you have issues unless you set power limits. Depends on your graphics cards ... they won't always pull this but say if you have 2 3090s and when they do it will exceed. We had a lightning strike on the ethernet cable coming into the house that fried a port on the router (from inducing a little voltage into the line) though it didn't make it to the switch or computers. Maybe it would have been fine if that wire had gone through the UPS
Have you had any problems with it so far i see reviews of them catching fire. i was also looking at the BGM1500B any help would be appreciated thank you
Is it possible? Yes it is, but i've never experienced that. My power goes out often with many random disrupts. I have three APC ups units, two Cyberpower units and I even use one for my refrigerator and freezer chest. None of them caught fire knock on wood yet. Keep in mind they should have a protection policy to insure from damages.
dont plug the usb in from the front of unit to computer, charge your computer with the charger that came with it, you cant hook up power to power or you fry the weaker one... so dont plug in pc to usb... the apc unit has two ports in front to charge your phone or drone or watch or little power pack for backpack if your phone runs out... plug your pc charger into the appropriate plug in at back of apc ups unit.
i bought a Lorex 3Tig six cam system, can this go on batt backup? also... THIS THING REEKS OF ACETONE OR CHEMICAL... giving me an headache, does yours smell, i just bought mine June of 2023 and second day it is just smelling like curing fiberglass or a weird chemical smell, nothing electrical or fire, just closest thing i can say is acetone or curing paint or something automotive, i checked all my car products if spilled over and froze running the fan all night up here in canada. went on google, this stink has been an issue since 2015, and schneider who makes apc ups says all they can do is exchange it.... man, hoping this wears off, did yours stink at all? my room is ten by ten and i have sore throat and headache already... is this made in china with inferior plastic or WHAT?
Big jump there Buddy, from unit to software? Thought this was setup video. how are you clicking on screen? bluetooth or LAN or whats the process? missed the reason for clicking on this video... you assumed. i bought a Lorex 3Tig six cam system, can this go on batt backup? also... THIS THING REEKS OF ACETONE OR CHEMICAL... giving me an headache, does yours smell, i just bought mine June of 2023 and second day it is just smelling like curing fiberglass or a weird chemical smell, nothing electrical or fire, just closest thing i can say is acetone or curing paint or something automotive, i checked all my car products if spilled over and froze running the fan all night up here in canada. went on google, this stink has been an issue since 2015, and schneider who makes apc ups says all they can do is exchange it.... man, hoping this wears off, did yours stink at all? my room is ten by ten and i have sore throat and headache already... is this made in china with inferior plastic or WHAT?
if runing 500 watts how hours will it give you i watch lot video ok you buy 2000 watts inverter with lithium battery 12volt 200amp 2556 watts built in bms 200 and 4000 plus deep cycles last much longer ok right now am on 800 watts inverter i have 12 volt 20 amp lead acid battery and next 12 volt 7.2 amp lead acid battery 20 hour am runing 131 watts i have 3 laptop plug in one my laptop is dell battery not good next laptop is MacBook pro and i have lenovo laptop put them in at 7 am i wanted to see how long i can run how hour i can do ok am 2hour and 26 minutes and going i have back-ups cs 350 battery life stucks on them ok nice video
These UPS Units are not designed for extended run time. They are for intermittent/sporadic loss of power and to allow you to gracefully power down a device connected to it, in the event of a power outage.
are you telling me i paid four hundred bucks and this unit only lasts for FIFTY minutes backup? i wanted to power my security system with this when power goes off... lorex 3Tig six camera set up, no idea how many watts or amps it uses... sheesh. tell us how to set up the software screen, you missed that step in set up.
hello, can these ups automatically shut down my nas drive and my desktop in the event of power failure and i am away? i am planning to get APC Smart-UPS 1000VA LCD,230V (SMC1000I)
@@SystematicHardware thanks for the speedy response, correct me if i am wrong pls, ups are tecnicAlly bateries for desktops, is the windows power setting enough to do the auto force shutdown? (On batteries - perhaps on hibernate mode in x number of minutes) Then the ups cable il attach to my nas
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Stock voltage range for AVR is 88-144 volts. In the video the voltage range is different because you can adjust the range as low as 78 volts or as high as 150 volts.
I have this same on a cyberpower CP1000PFCLCD I bought, and I'm puzzled by this because the voltage here usually is "suppose" to be 127-128V for the single phase mains, but it will usually hover in the 131-135V range and some times also push up in the 139V... When it triggers above the 136V limit I set it will trigger the battery and run out of power even though the mains power remains at 137-139V for hours..
In the Power Panel software (CyberPower) it will show the events as how many times the battery has been triggered, but for the AVR it shows as never triggered..
So my experience is that when the input is 127-136V it will just output the same 127-136V, and then when triggering the battery it goes to 120V output.
But that makes no sense - what is the functionality of the AVR if it never triggers in the range and just outputs the same voltage as the mains until the limit is triggered and then switches to battery ?
@@shyb3rt I think once the voltage exceeds the range the AVR kicks on from the battery. It rarely ever happens to me, but then again i'm not paying attention most of the time
@@SystematicHardware Thank you for the reply. Yes I don't understand this. for me, on the CyberPower, when it exceeds the range the battery will kick in and supply 120V for as long as it can last - but the AVR doesn't seem to do anything. I would think the AVR would act within the e.g. 88-136V range to regulate it to 120V, but that's not the case in my experience at least. Given I didn't have brownouts in the last week, so didn't see how it will respond with low voltage, but it did nothing to regulate down the high voltage before it passed the 136V (or whichever voltage you set), but then on battery. Most electrical equipment is rated e.g. 120V +-5% or 10%. With 137V you're passing 14% and even worse for low voltage of 88V you are down to 73% of nominal mains power.. Doesn't sound good for any electrical equipment.
@@shyb3rt I used a digital voltmeter and noticed once that the AVR symbol was on in the front LED display. For me I could see how the voltage going in was low, yet the voltage going out was a nominal 120v on the voltmeter. For me i've seen it work, but it was only once out of the two units I have, since i've had them. It was during a summer heat wave where I was running an AC unit on the same circuit as my two gaming machines.
@@SystematicHardware Interesting. Yes this is how I would expect the AVR to work, that within the given limits before going over to battery, that is would work to stabilize the voltage output. But for my CyberPower unit, at least when receiving too high voltage, it would not intervene until it was triggered to go over to battery. So the promoted AVR has now value, which is really weird.
Just bought one of these. Thanks for the informative video, especially pertaining to the various things you can monitor with the UPS unit.
Enjoy!
i bought a Lorex 3Tig six cam system, can this go on batt backup?
also... THIS THING REEKS OF ACETONE OR CHEMICAL... giving me an headache,
does yours smell, i just bought mine June of 2023 and second day it is just smelling like curing fiberglass or a weird chemical smell, nothing electrical or fire, just closest thing i can say is acetone or curing paint or something automotive, i checked all my car products if spilled over and froze running the fan all night up here in canada.
went on google, this stink has been an issue since 2015, and schneider who makes apc ups says all they can do is exchange it....
man, hoping this wears off, did yours stink at all?
my room is ten by ten and i have sore throat and headache already...
is this made in china with inferior plastic or WHAT?
I've had this for a few years now. The coaxial through the grounds screws in my experience almost halfs the bandwidth coming from the wall I have been told because those are already grounded outside where they were installed to the side of the house. I do use the ethernet ports to ground the modem to the computer itself tho. for some reason that doesn't effect bandwidth speed at all. From what I found those ports are actually for a fax machine. I think the company themselves say it works for whatever but are intended to ground a fax machine/printer. So, it grounds a computer to a printer. Instead of grounding a computer from the wall. The only thing your suppose to actually ground to the wall is that little screw that can be wired to the screw on the outlet itself.
I got this model since we used the apc brand when I was in the army and the wiring in my apartment is just awful and has fried components it worked for me and I ran my internet coaxial into ups and that is tremendously better.
What’s TVSS Ground and should I use it?
Thanks for the video
I literally tore the instructions off then was wondering why my battery wasnt charging..i thought i got a defective unit 😂
Buying one of these in early November for a new PC.
Great choice
i bought a Lorex 3Tig six cam system, can this go on batt backup?
also... THIS THING REEKS OF ACETONE OR CHEMICAL... giving me an headache,
does yours smell, i just bought mine June of 2023 and second day it is just smelling like curing fiberglass or a weird chemical smell, nothing electrical or fire, just closest thing i can say is acetone or curing paint or something automotive, i checked all my car products if spilled over and froze running the fan all night up here in canada.
went on google, this stink has been an issue since 2015, and schneider who makes apc ups says all they can do is exchange it....
man, hoping this wears off, did yours stink at all?
my room is ten by ten and i have sore throat and headache already...
is this made in china with inferior plastic or WHAT?
@@danthemans Is it noisy when running on battery power only?
Hello, i have the same ups, but a couple of weeks ago I'm not able to turn it on without being connected to the wall, I tried disconnecting the battery but it didn't work, also if its turned on but I disconnect it the battery doesn't keep it turned on, do you think it's the battery?
Great review I plan on getting this for my ps5
Just curious, if I have a solar generator, would there be a benefit to plug the UPS into that... seems like the SG would supply power first, after it runs down the UPS would take over. am i mistaken?
This was a very good and very informative review, but the thumbnail is just absurd and hilarious
Why is no one talking about pure sine wave and simulated sine wave. This plays a part also depending on your gaming pc’s PSU if it has APFC.
Yeah, good point, this one is should be pure sine wave (at least this is why I paid extra for it). I'm not sure if my power supply even requires it or not...a seasonic gold... i should look it up, but I paid about 200+tax at the time for the BR2 so it wasn't as expensive as now.
@@ironfist7789 It's a modified sinewave as seen on APCs website in the specification pdf doc.
I bought this same backup, but they have released a new software version, it’s called Powerchute Serial Shutdown. Could you please do a new video showing how to install, connect to it and setup?
I'm looking at this unit for my needs and want your opinion on which is better. This BR1500MS2 or the CyberPower 1500PFCLCD? I'm also interested in how the battery terminals connect to these units for possible upgrade in the future to LiFePO4 batteries.
It depends on what you plan to plug into it - don't know about the battery terminals. Hopefully they'll make lipo4 replacement batteries that will fit the proprietary case. Otherwise i'd just purchase a unit specifically designed for that battery chemistry so it can be properly maintained
I don't think LiFePO4 batteries would be a good option. LiFePO4 batteries need a much more complex charging. I have 28.8 KWHs of LiFePO4 for Home Solar, 9300 Watts Solar. Running for 3 years now. I wouldn't trust the charging system on any UPS for LiFePO4. I did however ditch the two 7 AH batteries for two 35 AH Sealed Lead Acids.
thanks for the helpful video
You're welcome!
Thanks for this very nice review. I have a gaming PC with a 4090 GPU and i13900k. It consumes ~480 watts while playing Call of Duty / ~500 watts while playing MS FS2020. I am primarily looking for this device to protect my system, but my question is: would this UPS hold my PC running under a ~500watts scenario during 1 or 2 minutes, so I can safely shut it down? Thanks for your response.
Absolutely yes. You can get 4 minutes of run time on a 900 watt load. Under specifications on the APC website there is a calculator where you can punch in the wattage. A 500 watt load will run for 12 minutes 25 seconds on that ups unit.
Thank You for the video. I just got the same unit. So i have a question if u can answer. Should I turn it off or just let it work 24/7 no matter if my machine is on or off? Thanks
You can leave it on. Just think of it like a power strip/surge protector, but with a battery. Whenever I leave the house for extended periods of time I turn them off, but that's about it
wish you did a close up on connecting the battery. It took me forever, the cable was kind of twisted and not easy to insert.
I feel your pain, i've been there
Would it be okay to lay this on its side? I want to put it/on in my network box that is mounted on the wall, but scared it might be too heavy.
I wouldn't recommend laying it on it's side because that's where the venting is. They do make rack mounted UPS units that are flat. Cyber Power also makes a smaller Pure PFC sinewave UPS, that's actually in my latest DIY Network Cabinet video (Link in the description).
How much is the unit cost you have a link and most importantly what is the AWG or wire thickness for the wire that comes out of the UPS
I got the same thing except mine doesn't say "PRO" and it will randomly die on me while it's IDLE (thankfully). So no power out from it, won't turn back on, nothing happens until I disconnect the battery and reconnect it, which is a bit of a pain since I generally need to unplug everything and move it to do that! I called Tech support and they were quick to blame my usage on it saying my computer is using too much power etc.... it happened 3-4x now when only a few watts of power being drawn form it. So that's nonsense. Not happy with APC support. Luckily I got it from Costco so I can just return it or replace it (but hopefully the model doesn't suffer from this issue and I just end up with it again).
Previously using the same equipment I had the APC 1000 model and it never died on me until the battery died maybe after 6 or 7 years of use!
So my question is, if you've bene using this for a while now do you have the same issue where it just dies for no reason?
I have two of them and they work fine
Hi Thank you for video, my wife bought this APC as a backup for wifi , tv, router cable box dish hopper Google nest pro .
Now we live way out and the grid goes down when temps go below freezing. We had a zoom meeting for court and because I didn’t set it up yet we had to run to a Hampton Inn and use business suite.
Anyway, I charged the unit it was at full capacity. I didn’t plug anything into it.
Turned power off (green light) days maybe a week later when I turned it on the battery was at 0.
What do I need to know we can’t find the manual.
Thanks in advance
It would seem to me that the unit is defective if you turned off the unit and the battery was depleted after only one week. See if you can repeat the scenario. If so return/replace it. If it's beyond the window contact APC technical support they'll help you out.
I didnt see it in the software, but is it possible to turn on and off ports on the back through the software?
I’m getting one of these for my gaming PC and I’m wondering if I should set it’s sensitivity on high medium or low
It depends on how reliable your grid is, but generally leaving it on stock medium is fine
Ok it’s pretty good so I’ll leave it on medium
One more question when should I replace the battery
@@Magdadood787 Estimated battery life time is around 6 years, but that depends on how reliable your grid is and how often the UPS is used.
What is the standby/idle power draw of this UPS (assuming the battery is full and not being charged)?
For example, if I have exactly 100 watts of load plugged into this UPS, how much power is this UPS getting from the wall outlet?
This info isn't listed in APC's spec sheet.
I'm looking to buy a UPS and have two in mind, but tbh I'm not sure what one is better as they are both VERY close in specs. First one is the APC - BR1500MS2, and the other is the APC - BGM1500. They are so close in specs that I'm near deciding on visuals which I like the slick look of the BGM1500. What do you think I should choose? This will be my primary PS5/TV protector.
I personally would go with which ever one is the better price. You could also go with aesthetics because i doubt there's much difference between two aside from the outer case.
Today I got my APC UPS and an nvidia 3060 gpu and I haven't even opened the graphics card yet. How could a power pack be so exciting? I'm so going to be regulating voltages and monitoring my power consumption and all that other stuff you talked about. Almost wish it had RGB.
Check out the BGM1500B - It comes in black and white
i bought a Lorex 3Tig six cam system, can this go on batt backup?
also... THIS THING REEKS OF ACETONE OR CHEMICAL... giving me an headache,
does yours smell, i just bought mine June of 2023 and second day it is just smelling like curing fiberglass or a weird chemical smell, nothing electrical or fire, just closest thing i can say is acetone or curing paint or something automotive, i checked all my car products if spilled over and froze running the fan all night up here in canada.
went on google, this stink has been an issue since 2015, and schneider who makes apc ups says all they can do is exchange it....
man, hoping this wears off, did yours stink at all?
my room is ten by ten and i have sore throat and headache already...
is this made in china with inferior plastic or WHAT?
A+ job..
Thank you!
Good video!
Thanks!
Do you need to Register with Snyder to get access to the network or can I do that through PowerChute? Like a typical engineer I though I could get access via ip address but I cant. Now I have go find where I threw the install CD for PowerChute.
This UPS Unit BR1500MS2 does not have a network management card. The connection isn't networked based. Think of it more like a console cable like how you configure a managed switch.
@@SystematicHardware It is networked. I can ping it through my router but it does not open up a browser page nor does it respond to snmp. I think I will have to install powerchute and see if I can connect that way. I was hoping you had done it. But not really sure mine is a SM2. Its a 2RU chassis
I’m trying disconnect the battery and don’t want to accidentally break anything but how do you remove the red cable? It feels like it’s stuck
They should come off by gravity
mine was absolutely horribly hard to slide on, there is a terrific spring clip on it, good luck...
i bought a Lorex 3Tig six cam system, can this go on batt backup?
also... THIS THING REEKS OF ACETONE OR CHEMICAL... giving me an headache,
does yours smell, i just bought mine June of 2023 and second day it is just smelling like curing fiberglass or a weird chemical smell, nothing electrical or fire, just closest thing i can say is acetone or curing paint or something automotive, i checked all my car products if spilled over and froze running the fan all night up here in canada.
went on google, this stink has been an issue since 2015, and schneider who makes apc ups says all they can do is exchange it....
man, hoping this wears off, did yours stink at all?
my room is ten by ten and i have sore throat and headache already...
is this made in china with inferior plastic or WHAT?
can we use that software for all UPS products? so I can enable auto shutdown when got a power cut
For APC because its proprietary software. FYI whenever I tested the auto power down, it was always hibernate. What's weird is that there was no option to change to shutdown. I might have to make a separate video on that.
It worked on synology NAS last I tested and windows (for this APC product). Didnt think there was an easy way to make it work through linux, but I didn't really test it too much.
Your shirt is obsolete now :D
I was going to buy one for back up power for my gecko heat Mats are 16 watts a peace can u use it for that lol?
UPS Units aren't designed for extended run time. If I were you, I would get a power station instead. They run Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries which are designed for thousands of cycles. To put into perspective, If you were to use the new EcoFlow RIVER 2 Portable Power Station, you could run an appliance at 250w for one hour.
Assuming you have it set to preserve battery shutdown after 5 minutes and your server bios AC state is set to 'Always On' or 'Last State' (dunno if relevant but just to be conscise).
Also assuming you have the network cable of your server pass through the APC.
Power came back (I have an independent way of knowing when power grid goes down and comes back up again) and I wanted to Wake On Lan Server 1 hour later which worked before installing the APC, but now it doesn't anymore and the office is 45 mins away....😑
What do I need to change to get Wake on Lan to work again?
So by default it doesn’t automatically turn back on if battery drains and power comes back on?
@@1a1o Nope it does not, network cable of server cannot pass through the APC if I want it to work, either on bios always on or last state, but it does work perfectly if the network cable goes directly into server, without any other changes.
Can I use this without buying a two way splitter? Expecting power outage for 8 hrs today in 92660. Thanks.
UPS units aren't made for prolonged power outages. Their batteries are made from lead acid and should not be drained more than 50% in favor of battery life. The intended purpose of a UPS unit is for sporadic/split second power loss or to allow the appliances connected to it just enough time to gracefully shut down, in the event of a power outage. For prolonged outages you are going to want to use a Lithium Iron Phosphate Power Station.
Can one ups support two gaming pc’s?
I’ll work on getting another Ethernet cable. But for now I only have my pc and monitor plugged into my ups. Is my Pc and monitor safe even though I don’t have the coax and Ethernet hooked up?
This UPS can support more than one PC, so as long as the total power draw doesn't exceed 900 watts. Your PC and Monitor will be safe as long as the source for your network connectivity has surge protection. For example, in my latest video I installed a small coax surge protector before the modem (Not on camera). Everything behind it including ethernet as a result is protected, so using the ethernet ports on the UPS is not necessary.
@@Col3wrld I called my Internet Service Provider and they stated I didn't need to surge protect the coax so it might be worth a call to your ISP to find out more - you might not need it
you need a 2500va
If you have two graphics cards each pulling 400 watts (plus processors, etc) then you have issues unless you set power limits. Depends on your graphics cards ... they won't always pull this but say if you have 2 3090s and when they do it will exceed. We had a lightning strike on the ethernet cable coming into the house that fried a port on the router (from inducing a little voltage into the line) though it didn't make it to the switch or computers. Maybe it would have been fine if that wire had gone through the UPS
Have you had any problems with it so far i see reviews of them catching fire. i was also looking at the BGM1500B any help would be appreciated thank you
Is it possible? Yes it is, but i've never experienced that. My power goes out often with many random disrupts. I have three APC ups units, two Cyberpower units and I even use one for my refrigerator and freezer chest. None of them caught fire knock on wood yet. Keep in mind they should have a protection policy to insure from damages.
Where am I supposed to plug the usb in on my pc, does any usb port work? They’re different colors.
Any usb port is fine
dont plug the usb in from the front of unit to computer, charge your computer with the charger that came with it, you cant hook up power to power or you fry the weaker one... so dont plug in pc to usb... the apc unit has two ports in front to charge your phone or drone or watch or little power pack for backpack if your phone runs out... plug your pc charger into the appropriate plug in at back of apc ups unit.
Is it noisy when running on battery power only?
Even on battery, the APC units are very quiet. It all depends on how much load is going through the unit.
i bought a Lorex 3Tig six cam system, can this go on batt backup?
also... THIS THING REEKS OF ACETONE OR CHEMICAL... giving me an headache,
does yours smell, i just bought mine June of 2023 and second day it is just smelling like curing fiberglass or a weird chemical smell, nothing electrical or fire, just closest thing i can say is acetone or curing paint or something automotive, i checked all my car products if spilled over and froze running the fan all night up here in canada.
went on google, this stink has been an issue since 2015, and schneider who makes apc ups says all they can do is exchange it....
man, hoping this wears off, did yours stink at all?
my room is ten by ten and i have sore throat and headache already...
is this made in china with inferior plastic or WHAT?
I have the same model and I tried to plug the terminal to the battery and a loud and bright spark occurred. I was in shock. Is this normal??
Yeah it happened to me once also and it can happen
@@SystematicHardware
It was pretty loud. But ok thanks.
is it pure sine wave ?
yup
gotta have one of these if u have a dope build. no beard?!!?!
Nope!
Can you dim or turn the display off?
The display turns off automatically. The green power light stays illuminated.
😀👍
Great summary
Thanks!
Big jump there Buddy, from unit to software? Thought this was setup video.
how are you clicking on screen? bluetooth or LAN or whats the process?
missed the reason for clicking on this video... you assumed.
i bought a Lorex 3Tig six cam system, can this go on batt backup?
also... THIS THING REEKS OF ACETONE OR CHEMICAL... giving me an headache,
does yours smell, i just bought mine June of 2023 and second day it is just smelling like curing fiberglass or a weird chemical smell, nothing electrical or fire, just closest thing i can say is acetone or curing paint or something automotive, i checked all my car products if spilled over and froze running the fan all night up here in canada.
went on google, this stink has been an issue since 2015, and schneider who makes apc ups says all they can do is exchange it....
man, hoping this wears off, did yours stink at all?
my room is ten by ten and i have sore throat and headache already...
is this made in china with inferior plastic or WHAT?
if runing 500 watts how hours will it give you i watch lot video ok you buy 2000 watts inverter with lithium battery 12volt 200amp 2556 watts built in bms 200 and 4000 plus deep cycles last much longer ok right now am on 800 watts inverter i have 12 volt 20 amp lead acid battery and next 12 volt 7.2 amp lead acid battery 20 hour am runing 131 watts i have 3 laptop plug in one my laptop is dell battery not good next laptop is MacBook pro and i have lenovo laptop put them in at 7 am i wanted to see how long i can run how hour i can do ok am 2hour and 26 minutes and going i have back-ups cs 350 battery life stucks on them ok nice video
These UPS Units are not designed for extended run time. They are for intermittent/sporadic loss of power and to allow you to gracefully power down a device connected to it, in the event of a power outage.
500 watts? I have a 4090 and a 83" c1 and don't get 500 watts.
are you telling me i paid four hundred bucks and this unit only lasts for FIFTY minutes backup? i wanted to power my security system with this when power goes off...
lorex 3Tig six camera set up, no idea how many watts or amps it uses... sheesh.
tell us how to set up the software screen, you missed that step in set up.
hello, can these ups automatically shut down my nas drive and my desktop in the event of power failure and i am away? i am planning to get APC Smart-UPS 1000VA LCD,230V (SMC1000I)
The ups software has to be installed and the console cable plugged into the computer from the UPS, so only one windows device
@@SystematicHardware thanks for the speedy response, correct me if i am
wrong pls, ups are tecnicAlly bateries for desktops, is the windows power setting enough to do the auto force shutdown? (On batteries - perhaps on hibernate mode in x number of minutes)
Then the ups cable il attach to my nas
THERE NICE OK NICE VIDEO I HAVE BACK-UPS CS 350 I CHANGE BATTERY I HAVE 12 VOLT LEAD ACID BATTERY 20 AMP 3 12 VOLT 7.2 AMP LEAD ACID I HAVE POSITIVE TO POSITIVE TO POSITIVE TO POSITIVE THEN I HAVE 20 AMP FUSED ON MY POSITIVE OF MY BATTERY AND NEGATIVE TO NEGATIVE TO NAVETIVE TO NEGATIVE OF UPS I WAS RUNING BIG LOAD HAVE 3 LAPTOP PLUG IN DO 1 HOUR AND 1/2 ON BATTERY IF USED DEEP CYCLE BATTERY I WOULD RUN MUCH LONGER HOUR
Nice!
Ugh using it just for powering stuff; my download went from 350 to 0.3 LOL and upload from 40 to 18 …