Solid unit...with a catch | APC BP500UC Back-UPS Pro 500

Great item | APC BP500UC Back-UPS Pro 500

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highly recommended

Great unit!

This unit is my 2ed UPS made by APC. I out grew the other and decided on this unit. The USB connection is what sold me on this as I leave my computer on most of the day. It did shut down (using the included software) during a test I ran and the software as gives you a battery charge state. A must have if you are in an area that has frequent power problems. With the built in surge protection, you can't go wrong.

Solid unit...with a catch

I have owned one of these UPS's for about 3 years. Earlier this year the alarms went off indicating that the battery needed replacement. I thought that was odd considering the age of the unit. No problem though, I'll just log onto APC's website and order a replacement battery. Wasn't I surprised to see that APC indicates that this model doesn't have a replacable battery. This didn't make much sense to me since the unit has an access door to the battery compartment.

Well, I removed the battery and found a web vendor that had a replacement for $18. It is a very common 12volt cell and was available from several vendors. The unit is back up and working well again.

I have experienced several black-outs in the past few years and this UPS can keep my CPU, 19" monitor, cable modem & network switch operable for enough time to save any work in progress and shut down my system.

In closing, it is a well designed unit with adequate power for most home or small office systems. But I was a little put off by the short life of the original battery and incorrect replacement information listed by APC.

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Great item

Had mine since December 1999 but noticed that the battery failed after about 3 years, like the other poster wrote, APC didn't list a replacement at first but now they do and I finally got around to replacing it. Battery type is RBC2 for those wondering.

Solid unit, having a telephone line/out and USB controller is a plus.

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Protects my stuff

I have had three of these units for the past 5-6 years (one for my PC, one for the wife's and one for the Tivo & cable box). We have relatively unreliable power here with it going off an average of once a month -- usually for seconds at a time but occasionally for hours. Anyway these units have kept our stuff safe and running. However they don't last too long on battery power. Just long enough for short power outages or long enough to shut things down.

The batteries wore out after about 2-3 years so I replaced them using batteries from a web vendor. Now the first battery of this second round has failed so I'm buying another round of three batteries.

Hopefully these units will last many more years.

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The Back-UPS LS Series offers leading-edge power protection for high-performance computer systems. With 7 power outlets (4 battery + surge and 3 surge only), 2 line fax/modem protection and easy-to-use file-saving, auto-shutdown software, the Back-UPS LS provides total protection for computer systems. Automatic Voltage Regulation (AVR) corrects low voltage conditions without draining the battery. Its space-saving, ergonomic shape makes the unit easier to use and manage with outlets conveniently located on top and alarm indicators visible from any angle.

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