SMART1500LCD 1500VA Rack Mount UPS Battery Backup, 900W, 8 Outlets, PWM Sine Wave, Short Depth 2U Rackmount UPS, AVR, LCD Screen

I bought this in July, 2022 and it has worked flawlessly over the years and the LCD display is quite lovely and the display can cycle between many different displays: - Output Voltage - Input/Output Frequency - Output Load Percent - Output Load Wattage - Input Voltage - Battery Voltage Regardless of which display you use, there are always two bars that shows Battery charge level and Load Level (how many watts the unit is outputing to all attached (plugged in) devices. Note: Don't plug in a laser printer to the right side (battery back up). It can't handle it (nor can any battery backup); wattage is just too high on laser printers. It will shut down as a protection when you print. There's even a warning somewhere about this in manual but I learned this on day 1. However, you can plug it into the Surge mode (no battery backup/left side). There are 5 plugs on left side (Surge protection only) and 5 plugs on right side (battery backup + surge protection). As with any battery backup system, the batteries have to be replaced every 3-5 years. I realized this recently. I've had a few short power outages this month and each time the unit was powered down after electricity was restored. My modem is connected to it and I had to hold the power button down for 1 second to kick it back on. Normally it's suppose to switch to battery and back to AC automatically and instantly (which it has done correctly for years). All UPS uses sealed lead batteries which is same technology like a car battery (UPS batteries can be compared to small motorcycle batteries). You might already have experience that car batteries eventually give out in 3-5 years and need replaced; so do these! These are extremely simple to replace. These use two 12v batteries. The originals are "glued together" to look like one single large battery. I ordered these replacements: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001NJ3H0C?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title which are a perfect match and only $45. Nice! These are two seperate batteries but will fit back into the unit. Just not "glued together" like the 2022 batteries I took out of it. That's ok. Good batteries should display 24v (there is a menu to show battery voltage on LCD screen). If it shows 20v or less, they're bad and it's time to replace them. There is a test button, you hold for 1 second, that does a self-diagnostic and show different things on the screen. If the test button doesn't do anything (except for a single beep), or you get a F4 error display or you have to hold power button (for 1 second) to turn it back on after a power failure, then it's time to replace the batteries. In my case the batteries lasted for four years, but your time might vary. I recommend to just swap them out every 3 years to be on the safe side. One of the reasons I bought this product is that it has AVR (Automatic Voltage Regulation) and outputs AC as Sine Wave. Sine Wav is "clean" electricity which is safe for sensitive electronics (modem, router, smart TV's, etc). I have an old school generator which produces dirty electricity (which is ok for lights, power tools, ac/fridge, etc). If I ever have an extended outage, I can plug this device into my generator and then plug my sensitive electronics in the back of this device. It's basically a "line conditioner" (those are $99+ on it's own) as well as a battery backup. 2 for 1 bonus, wink wink. There is a fan in the back of the unit. I think it only turns on during power outage and it's using the battery. My fan still works. I've had fans on computer cards that didn't last 4 years. So I'm pleased the fan still works. I definitely recommend this product!

Huge. I will update in a few months. I received today and wanted to share my experience and provide tips. First, I did not notice ANY odor upon opening the box. Second, It is huge in comparison to APC units I have bought in the past. I was an APC fan until the unit internal systems broke down and would not work with new batteries. I Wanted to try different and narrowed this down to Tripp-Lite and Cyber-Power 1500. Tripp-Lite is 900 watts. I am running: -Intel I-7 core processor -power supply is dynamic 850 WATTS -32 GBs Ram -Windows 10 -DELL 24 inch LED monitor -Yamaha Quad speaker with subwoofer Output is at 10% Out Watts 90, which is minimal Estimate backup is roughly 56-60 minutes, which is plenty, given I have a Kohler 20RES 20,000 K (with 200 watt entire house transformer) Generator. I live in Ohio in the country and my local company just randomly tested power and disconnected several homes without warning. I was on the computer when everything when dark. Not good. Then recently, our transform caught on fire. again without warning, and yes, I was computer. I am lucky my computer works at all, hence, reason for generator and buying this unit. Tips: -I recommend before installing, to look at batteries. just unscrew bottom and gingerly pull the front cover off but not too far because wires are connected. You will noticed TWO batteries are required. The support page for Tripp Lite will suggest (as well as in the manual), RBC 51 (two batteries). I suggest you search for RBC 5 battery set. Much cheaper (less than a single RBC 51). Also, I recommend you attempt to pull out batteries to experience the difficulty to replace these batteries. Not bad, but a little tricky. -the surge/battery protect outlets are on the right side (if you are facing the back side of unit), the non-battery outlets with surge protection only are on left side of unit. -Inside the box, the Smart 1500 comes with power (3 prong ground non-brick) cord, a 6 foot USB communication Port cord which needs to be longer (like 8-10 foot). Also, I attempted to use the existing USB port cord from my old APC unit and the computer did not recognize the Trip-Lite unit. This could have been fluke but when I used the 6 foot USB Port cord, it worked and showed in tool bar right side icon, charging. Keep in mind it also would show red x as though battery was not recognized. There is no software and no warranty card in English (it was Española). -when you test the unit, it will drop to 86% battery after testing. Just hold the test button for two seconds. Use mute button to cycle screen like output voltage, output load percent, Etc. when you unit test itself, it automatically will show estimated runtime. It will take about 8 hours to fully restore battery after plugged in so no worries. -Instead of installing software, use Windows, Linux, Mac power manager. Go to Control Panel or equivalent, go to hardware, go to power options go to ;change plan;. Look close and find: Change Advance Power Settings.; Now, scroll all the way to bottom until you see battery;. Click on the plus sign and make sure you set critical battery warning or equivalent if using other operating systems, to &shut down. The battery will charge in about 8-10 hours after you plug in. I will update when the next outage occurs and I will update in terms of when the batteries need replaced (supposedly not for 3 years). I hope this helps for now. Update: 6/19/20. I bought the Tripp lite UPS almost 5 years ago. I replaced the batteries once after about 3 years. The unit recently died. I was downloading Windows V2004 when everything shut off. I freaked out. The unit showed it had full battery charge but the unit would not turn on. So I unplugged everything and plug the PC and Accessories into a surge. Windows, thank God, kept downloading the huge update. I am grateful it did not shut off during install. OMG. I called Tripp*Lite and talked to a human being, which is nice. He was very helpful. He said the unit died and replacement of batteries would not help. So I purchased another 1500 LCDT. This unit works great during power outage. I mean i have had others that did not switch over fast enough. This unit has worked like a charm for 5 years. I have had several power outages and it just works. I know this is expensive but worth it. When I called the company I talked to a human being who was quite helpful. I love Tripp-Lite!

I've had a pair of these for closing in on 3 years. One of them recently failed to keep my connected devices online through a brown-out, so I contacted support. Much to my surprise, they have a 3 year warranty. Yes I know it's in the description, but I just expected it to be 1, maybe 2 years when I called, because that's usually what you should expect out of these batteries. The technician had me run a few tests; all of which appeared to pass, but since it didn't want to kick off the self test (might have been user error), and the fan would never stop running, and it failed to survive a brown-out... He wasted no time in sending a replacement anyway. I have an APC 1500 supporting my network gear, and has been kicking for over 4 years without issue. And these Tripp Lite's have served me equally well I'd say. I greatly appreciate the smooth consistent voltage it puts out, the informative display gives the nerd in me all the important stats I need. And the close to true Sine output it gives has pleased the most sensitive of electronics I've connected to it. This unit saved a high end gaming system from a massive surge due to a hot/neutral short on the service wire to my house that even fried my whole house surge protector in the circuit panel. Which is probably what killed the unit getting replaced, but my high-end computer worth far more than the UPC is alive because of it. As you can see, I take protection of my electronics very seriously. Here's my point. APC units are AMAZING! And you pay dearly for them. If you're trying to find an alternative that's a few bucks cheaper, but you don't want to shoot yourself in the foot for reliability and quality.. You can rest assured that the Tripp LIte line will serve you equally well and save you a few Washington's. When it comes to protecting 100s of $$ of computer equipment, or you cannot suffer the briefest of outages; you do NOT want to get a cheap unit that will fail when you most need it (coughBelkinCough). But at the same time, you of course don't want to wastefully blow your hard earned cash on simply a name brand and cross your fingers it will be there when you need it. You need something proven, dependable, and worth it's price tag. You will NOT have buyers remorse if you go with Tripp Lite, and the day it saves your electronics (not if, but WHEN); you'll be a believer as well. I now have 4 UPC units (a mix of APC and Tripp Lite, all 1500VA units) protecting my hi tech home and I do not regret a single purchase. These are quality products, and the company stands behind them. Be aware, that 1500 might look like infinite amounts of energy, as it is the highest single consumer VA rated unit... It will give a powerful computer and monitor about 15-30 minutes of life before shutting them down (if properly setup to do so, SMART units only). If you're home when it happened and that low battery beep is going off, you've got time to save your work and gracefully shutdown your system. I run a pair of UPC units behind my most critical system. Don't expect to finish that Breaking-Bad marathon in a black-out with one or even two of these.

I've had this thing for months and completely forgot I had it until, very recently, the power went out and I was still fighting giant robots on my computer. Very happy with that as I hate to be interrupted while I'm busy fighting giant robots. (I was playing a video game :p) I think it's a bit hard for me to give it a fair review since I don't really have anything to compare it to, but I'll try to hit all the things I like and things I don't like. Pro: It works. As I mentioned before, I was busy defeating evil giant robots in my own giant robot when the power went out and everything went dark - except for my giant robot - and I was able to keep fighting the good fight despite everyone else in my home crying out in complaint about not having power. (The power was out for less than a minute, went out again, and returned in a few seconds. It was enough time for me to save and shut everything down - but I would have had to leave that multiplayer game early.) Pro: It worked seamlessly. It took me a few moments to realize that the power went out since I was so focused on my gam... er mission. Pro: It works even though I have a kilowatt (1000 watt) power supply, a Dell U2412M 24" IPS monitor, a 100-200 watt (I forget) speaker system, and router+modem connected to that sucker. (My computer almost never draws even 500 watts let alone 1000 watts.) Pro: It tells me how much power I'm drawing! This is awesome because as I mentioned before, I now know how pointless my 1kw psu purchase was! Besides that, it's just really great to see how much power you're using up for financial reasons. Con: It's kind of loud. I don't really know how loud it is for a PSU, but I do know that when I shut everything down, I can hear what sounds like maybe a fan spinning or something. It's not a huge con, but I like things to be silent. Fortunately it doesn't contribute to noise when the computer is on since the computer drowns it out. (A totally different problem.) Con: It's kind of huge. Again - this may not be a fair assessment since I thought I wanted a lot of power to hold up my useless 1kw PSU. I did, however, see my friend's PSU and it was significantly smaller. In short, I think the quality is good and it does as advertised so I can't really complain too much. I will, however, keep my eyes peeled for any UPSs that are quieter/smaller.

I purchased one of these to install in the rack containing my Synology NAS - this was replacing an APC non-rack UPS that was sitting on a nearby shelf. Unfortunately, my experience with this device started poorly and ended with a no way I can recommend this to anyone. First off, the unit is exceedingly loud for a UPS - even when getting power from the wall, the fans always seem to be on. I don't know if this is typical of tripp lite devices, or these rack mount units specifically. Admittedly, my only prior experience has been 20+ yrs of APC devices, which have been silent unless providing battery power to devices. If you're putting this in a basement, then the noise may be fine... but some of their product pictures show these rack and tower mounted in living spaces. No way. Now the bad. The Tripp Lite unit was unable to read the load on the UPS - showing both 0% and 0W load, when it should have been showing at 55W for the NAS... and showing 64min of runtime. Unplugging the UPS, it was capable of holding the NAS, but the runtime dropped from 64min to less than 40min and rapidly declined to close to 30 minutes over the course of roughly 30 seconds unplugged. The load display went haywire, showing a load rapidly cycling between 35W and 130W+. Tripp Lite technical support suspected a bad battery (which had passed the self test) and dispatched a new battery. No change in operation. Tripp Lite tech support then indicated that the load sensor was bad (a much more likely explanation), and dispatched a new UPS. Unfortunately, the warranty replacement UPS exhibits the exact same behavior as the initial purchase. At this point, my return period for the original unit is almost up and I am returning the original to Amazon and the warranty replacement to Tripp Lite... I guess I will purchase the much more expensive APC rack mount UPS, but at least I know it will work. At one point Tripp Lite indicated that the problem could be that I don't have enough load on the UPS, but that's non-sensical... if a $20 Kil-a-watt can read the load, then a rack mount UPS should be able to read the load and power the devices connected accordingly. There is no possible way I can recommend this product... avoid at all costs. 0 stars for the UPS + 4 stars for responsive customer support/warranty replacement - 3 stars for tech support guesswork = 1 star overall

These battery back-up units are sold and work like a champ. I have two small network racks connecting my house to my shop with minimal hardware in each, so I have excellent "up time" in the event of an extended power outage. I just purchased a third one that I will be connecting to my surveillance camera and home automation servers. One nice feature about these units is that they have the hardware needed to let you choose from either rack mount or floor standing.

I was hesitant in getting this unit due to some of the feedback, but I'm glad I took the chance. The reports of a hot plastic smell did happen, but it was brief, very short lived. It keeps the current smooth and without issue. There was a couple of important things nothing in the manual or anywhere told you, I needed to find out on somebody's Reddit after Googling it... you do NOT need software drivers for this unit. After the USB installs and fails to recognize, all you need to do is reboot the computer and it's all recognized and works great. Plus, this next part is an issue with Windows, not Tripp Lite. Windows will detect the battery backup, and without asking or telling you in a pop-up, Windows will change your power scheme behind the curtains. What this means, is that your monitor will go into sleep mode after 5 minutes of reading an article or something. To stop that, go to the Power icon in Control Panel and set sleep mode and rest mode to 'Never' and it's all back to normal. Other than that, this was a pleasant install experience, and I'm not dropping a star because Microsoft developers need a swift kick on the behind. UPDATE: 10/1/2020 More than 3 years later, this unit is still performing flawlessly! It saved my computer AND fiber optic modem from 2 major surges, it kept me up and running for more than a half hour after power dropped during a snow storm more than once, which was plenty of time to come to a stopping point to power down without losing work. This is worth the money! If it ever gives up the ghost and I need a new one, I'm not going anywhere else but here. Nice. Truly, very nice! Thank you Tripp Lite, for making a fantastic product!

I run a small business doing photo/video/audio restoration/up-scaling/conversion. Time is a premium and having capable, speedy hardware is a must. So I run an Intel Core i7-13700K, 32GB-DDR5-6400, three SSDs, ASUS TUF Gaming RTX4080 16GB GPU, SSL2 audio interface, Blackmagic Design Intensity Pro 4K, etc, etc, etc... all running on an amazing Super Flower PSU; plus two monitors and a large 65" flat panel TV. Every one of these things is plugged into this Tripp Lite UPS, specifically in the outlets connected to the battery. I mention this differentiation, because there are an equal number of outlets that do not use the battery - they are only surge-protected. So this unit has an LCD screen on the front panel with multiple readouts providing various bits of info - so you know what the unit is doing, and how much you're demanding from the unit. (Very handy feature, by the way!) One of those indicators is a 5-bars readout that lets me know how much power I'm drawing from the unit at any given time. At rest, under 0% computer load (meaning everything is powered on, but nothing major is processing at the time), the LCD readout on the UPS shows 1-bar in use. Impressive considering all the hardware I mentioned is all powered on and running (especially since the PSU is 850W alone). Incredible, however, is the fact that when the system is rendering video it draws significant amounts of power - pretty much every component in the computer is demanding 95-100% power draw - and this UPS LCD readout only shows three bars lit, with the 4th bar occasionally blipping every now and then. Amazing. This computer pulls considerable power under heavy loads like that (demanding pretty much all 850W from the PSU), and this battery backup has handled every instance with incredible ease, and plenty of room to spare. Color me impressed. WELL worth the money, as it has saved me from more than one power outage during this year's stormy season. If you've got devices that require significant power draws but also need the safety net of a capable battery backup, I'd recommend this UPS all day long. Kudos to Tripp Lite for another excellent, capable, quality product. Cheers!

Compré este No Break (1500VA) para proteger mi PC, Monitor, Pantalla y Xbox One. Sin ningún problema soporta lo antes mencionando tomando en cuenta que XBOX Y PC Juntos consumen gran cantidad de energía. Hasta 40 minutos de energía teniendo conectada la PC con fuente de alimentación de 750 watts, Pantalla Samsung 40 "LCD, Monitor Asus 27 ", Xbox One y el módem para la conexión de internet. El proveedor da 3 años de garantía para las baterias , algo que es muy aceptable. Soporta conexión USB que es una función muy útil para controlar el No Break. Viene con una entrada coaxial que protege los equipos conectados al módem del servicio de internet. Lo recomiendo ampliamente ya que con 3,500 de inversión en este aparato seguramente no compro más que la fuente de poder de mi PC. No duden en que es una buena opción para proteger y prevenir daños por falla eléctrica y tormentas eléctricas. Yo vivo en la ciudad de México y por las tormentas eléctricas se me ha dañado una Xbox 360 y los puertos Ethernet y usb de una PC. El envió es por parte de amazon así que no hay nada que decir más que rápido como siempre.

Súper servicio el de PCEL, me llegó rápido y son muy atentos. Un excelente precio, el equipo cumple con lo detallado. Me agrada que a través del display se conozca el estado y rendimiento del equipo. Lo uso en casa para el centro de entretenimiento y ha ido muy bien. En posición vertical luce perfecto. Actualización: es 2021 y no ha requerido mantenimiento ni cambio en la batería. Entra exacto al momento de corte eléctrico. Para que tengamos una idea, están conectados a este UPS, pantalla 55”, home theater 5.1, subwoofer adicional de piso, PS4, blu-ray player, teléfono inalámbrico, disco duro externo. Todo ello probado y funcionando al mismo tiempo. A veces con un portátil también. Sigo muy satisfecho con el producto.

Great in the server rack ! The best ones.

El producto llego en excelentes condiciones, buen embalaje y funcionó sin problemas. Mi única sugerencia seria que tuviera un cable de alimentación ligeramente mas largo, pero en terminos generales es un excelente producto. Si te molesta el ruido del ventilador probablemente este aparato no es para ti. El ruido es perceptible en especial cuando ya es de noche y esta todo en silencio excepto el ventilador de este aparato.

Hooked up and will see what happens the next time the power goes out as computers and server hooked up to it as backup power