I was about ready to return it to the store when I made a discovery doing some google searching about all the problems people were having like this.
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Contacted APC tech support and they tried to tell me the unit wasn't powerful enough to handle my system, which was even more strange considering I had nothing else but my desktop plugged in and the battery indicators kept saying less than 1 minute run time on batteries, even on 100% charge. I thought that was strange considering the display indicators were showing that I was only using about 275-300 watts of power and this thing was rated at 865 watts. Test came back as failed and warning popped up that the battery needed replaced or the unit needed replaced. First time I ran the self test, the battery drained from 100% to almost nothing in a matter of seconds. However, in the powerchute software, there is an option to run a self test on the unit. Everything installed good and indicators looked like they should.
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After plugging my PC into the unit, fired up my PC and downloaded the newest version of PowerChute. Unit was a good solid weight, which more than likely means quality components. Overall Review: Got the unit home, unpacked and plugged in to let it charge up.
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PowerChute also gives you good overview of all the times the unit went on batteries and for how long with labels for blackouts, undervoltage, Overvoltage and Electrical Noise.Ĭons: Thought my battery was defective like many others when I first took it out and let it charge. You can enter in how much your electric company charges per kiloWatt Hour and it will give you info like how much it's costing you per day to run the unit, CO2 emmissions rate, and how many kWh per day you're using. PowerChute software is actually really nifty as it shows lots of info about the unit.
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I didn't buy from newegg but I suppose that's irrelevant. Of course I haven't owned it for a very long time so I can't comment on the long term stability, but for now, it's solid as a rock. Pros: It's APC, very patient technical support agents, lots of battery back up time given you're not trying to power a monster server or some other insane power drawing device off this.