APC Back-UPS RS 800VA - UPS - 800 VA - UPS battery - lead acid ( BR800BLK )

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Product Description

This high performance desktop battery backup features maximum protection in a versatile design. The fully featured APC Back-UPS RS can be placed on the floor, or on a shelf. Up to six battery backup outlets with automatic voltage regulation (AVR) enable you to work through even the most frequent brownouts and power sags, keeping 75/90/110 minutes of battery power for when you need it most. For printers and other devices that do not store or process information, up to three additional outlets provide surge protection. Both Ethernet 10/100BaseT and telephone dataline surge protection safeguards against surges entering via network connections. The PowerChute Personal Edition software features easy-to-use safe system shutdown with sophisticated power management.

General
Device Type	UPS
Form Factor	External
Battery Enclosure Type	Plug-in module
Width	3.9 in
Depth	12.6 in
Height	9.1 in
Weight	19.8 lbs
Enclosure Color	Black
Power Device
UPS Technology	Line interactive
Supported Battery Technology	Lead acid
Input Voltage	AC 120 V
Input Voltage Range	AC 88 - 139 V
Input Voltage Range (Adjustable)	AC 78 - 152 V
Frequency Required	47 - 63 Hz
Input Connector(s)	1 x power NEMA 5-15
Output Voltage	AC 120 V
Output connector(s)	7 x power NEMA 5-15
Power Output Connectors Details	3 x power NEMA 5-15 ( surge ) 4 x power NEMA 5-15 ( UPS and surge )
Power Provided	800 VA
Dataline Surge Protection	Phone line - RJ-11 Ethernet 10/100Base-TX - RJ-45
Surge Suppression	Standard
Surge Response Time	0 ns
Energy Rating	320 Joules
Circuit Protection	Circuit breaker
Battery
Type	UPS battery
Technology	Lead acid
Run Time (Up To)	5.3 min at full load
Recharge Time	8 hour(s)
Expansion / Connectivity
Interfaces	1 x management - USB - RJ-45
Miscellaneous
Cables Included	1 x power cable - 6 ft 1 x USB cable
Equipment Protection Value	15000 US Dollars
Features	Audible alarm
Compliant Standards	FCC Class B certified, CSA, UL, UL 1449, UL 1778
Software / System Requirements
Software Included	APC PowerChute Personal Edition
Manufacturer Warranty
Service & Support	2 years warranty
Service & Support Details	Limited warranty - 2 years
Environmental Parameters
Min Operating Temperature	32 °F
Max Operating Temperature	104 °F
Humidity Range Operating	0 - 95%

Customer Reviews

Reviewed on 2008-07-16 Equipment Protection Policy is a SHAM! Just know going in - if your equipment gets fried, they won't pay you a dime. They will blame it on anything from faulty building wiring to bad grounding and deny your claim. Why don't they just print '$500,000,000,000 WARRANTY' on the box - if they don't intend to stand behind their product? I had one computer system that was wireless and it's only link to electricity was through an APC battery. Lightning struck and it died and started to smell burnt. I sent in the claim and the unit & got what looks like their standard protocol - sorry, no replacement. The system was only worth $200 which is far less than our company spends annually on batteries. I won't use APC again.

Reviewed on 2008-05-28 APC delivers This back up system shows that APC is still the leader in computer power backup. Not only is it easy to setup, features like variable upper and lower voltage thresholds and surge protection make it a useful tool.

Reviewed on 2008-05-14 Great, low-profile UPS I bought this BR800BLK to provide battery backup and surge protection for my new Samsung DLP HDTV, also purchased here at Amazon.com. I have my DLP TV, dual tuner DVR cable box, DVD player and recorder, VCR, and Playstation 2 all connected to this UPS. Under normal load (approx 120W), this UPS provides around 18min runtime. That's great. While I do not have any PC attached to this UPS, I did use the free PowerChute Personal Edition software to make a few one-time adjustments to this UPS' operation. I commanded the UPS to use a tight voltage regulation scheme with high sensitivity to line distortion, and also silenced the UPS for normal on-batt signaling. The built-in LEDs are in plain view anyways, so I don't need to hear when it's kicking in to provide perfect power to my new HDTV. What a great little UPS! 3 year warranty is nice to have as well.

Reviewed on 2008-02-13 Some Advice for Apple Users I received my new UPS yesterday, plugged it in, turned it on and connected it with the USB cable. Although the Toolbar icon showed (100%), I allowed it to charge for 14 hours. It's beautiful! There is more than just surge and spike protection and battery backup. Unlike others in its class, the Back-UPS RS 800 has Boost and Trim, Automatic Voltage Regulation (AVR). This gives over-voltage and brownout protection. Caveat for Apple Mac users: Don't load the APC furnished PowerChute software. OS X 10.4, Tiger and OS X 10.5, Leopard recognize an APC UPS. Just connect them with the furnished USB cable. Then: Systems Preferences > Energy Saver > UPS > UPS and select one of three shutdown modes and adjust the shutdown parameter I selected "Shutdown the computer when it has been on UPS power for:" and set 5 minutes. When I pulled the plug to simulate power failure, the Toolbar icon showed: 48 minutes of runtime and turned off my iMac in about five minutes. The other shutdown choices are "Time left on UPS power" and "UPS power level". If you have questions about your individual application, visit the APC website and make use of their selection tool and complete specifications. I did and I'm more than happy with my choice.

Reviewed on 2007-06-30 Worthless. This review is an update (4 March 08) of a review written about 9 months prior. The unit's battery (which has had less than 30 seconds of use) has died. It's supposed to last me for at least another year or so. The thing has never gotten any use. Why? Because this worthless unit never gives me more than 3 seconds of backup power during any one of (approximately) 10 outages , despite claiming I'm only using 50% of the voltage it's designed for. Not only is it overpriced and inferior to the other APC model (see below), it's just downright worthless junk. It's basically a very heavy and expensive surge protector. ----- Original Review (3 stars) I suppose I should have done more research, but I decided on this model mostly because it seemed to meet (or exceed) my backup power needs in terms of wattage/voltage (it does) and the fact that it's among the few UPS' APC has that are black (why all of them aren't black is a mystery to me). I don't have your "typical" home computer so I shunned what apparently would have been a more useful (and strangely less expensive) choice; the APC BE750BB Back-UPS 750VA. Unlike the RS 800 VA it has *5* outlets dedicated to backup power whereas the RS 800 VA only has 4. This has left me one shy. So for a while I left the USB hub in one of the surge only outlets. Later on I bought a plain power strip and plugged it into one of the backup outlets and plugged both external hard drives into that and the strip into a backup outlet on the UPS. I've gotten mixed information as to the advisability of such a setup, but oh well.. Call me crazy, but I would think the more expensive product would have more features (it doesn't). And in fact due to its design is actually harder to connect. Granted its design is not unusual at all for a UPS. In fact it's more common than not. But after taking a closer look at the BE750BB, the only thing that makes it inferior is that it's 750VA instead of 800. As it turns out, my monitor, powered USB hub, two external hard drives and my computer with its 550W power supply barely hit half of what 800-VA is capable of handling (estimated battery times show up as 15-20 minutes. I really only need around 10). In other words, I really blew it. Frankly the less expensive (but seemingly better) model is much less attractive (due to the cords connecting on top rather than in the back). But in fact that feature (as previously stated) makes it more convenient. I've also found the PowerChute software (both what was provided and the upgrade offered on the APC website) to be a bit flakey at times. It's crashed on several occasions. And speaking of software, it took them till June 2007 to release a version for Windows Vista. I've had Vista since February 2007 (and this UPS since May 2006) and was using the most recent Non-Vista version which was even flakier in Vista (not surprisingly) than in XP. I had looked at other brands, several of which had more attractive features and appearance at better prices. But I went with APC becasue if it's superior Linux (community) support (I run both Windows and Linux). The hardware itself in this model is rock solid though. It's kicked in nicely when needed (twice so far) but it just seems odd to me that it's mostly inferior in terms of features to a less expensive APC model.

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