1 review for APC – Back-UPS Pro 1500VA 10-Outlet/2-USB Battery Back-Up and Surge Protector – Black

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Dachile – April 11, 2023

   Excellent product for the money. I’ve got two of them now. One is in the living room with the television, Wii-U, PS3, wireless printer, telephone and other accessories plugged into it so that in the event of a power outage, all of that stuff keeps on running. With our 55 inch television, cordless phone base and printer all turned on the load meter doesn’t go above the first bar and indicates well over an hour of run time when I unplugged it from the wall to test it. I’ve got another one in my man cave running my PS4, computer, 40 inch LED screen, CB radio, a lamp and police scanner.

   The built-in LCD screen gives you all kinds of valuable information such as the input voltage, the current load displayed both as a meter or as watts, the frequency of the input power, the output voltage, condition of the batteries, etc. When it loses power, it starts beeping to alert you to a problem, but the way it operates, your devices run off the battery constantly and the battery is being constantly recharged, so when the power goes out, there’s no change-over for your devices and they don’t shut off. This prevents power surges or brown outs from harming sensitive electronics like televisions and computers, and gives you enough time to shut them down properly, or even use them for a while if you want. It even coaxial input/output, Ethernet input/output, and its own grounding screw. This allows you to run those networks through your UPS before they get to your devices to prevent power surges on those lines. I run the incoming line for my TV antenna into the UPS before it goes to my television as a precautionary measure.

   Not all of the outlets on the back are connected to the battery. Half of them are battery, and half of them are surge only. The surge only side will lose power if your electricity goes off, so pay attention to where you are plugging things in when you’re setting it up. You can use a power strip on this to power multiple small devices off one outlet because the capacity of this UPS is outrageous. I’ve loaded it up with every small appliance I can think of including our 55 inch television and can’t get it to go over half capacity.

   These devices are essential for every household in my opinion. No matter where you live, eventually your power is going to go out unexpectedly, and when that happens, it can have detrimental effects on things like your television, game consoles, computers, etc. These items are well worth the money.