On 12/15/2015 11:49 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Tue, 15 Dec 2015 11:48:05 +0000 (UTC), Bruce Esquibel
wrote:

http://www.pcliquidations.com/p15050-apc-back-ups-xs

I have one of those and can confirm that it eats batteries and doesn't
run very well. However, my total experience is with one unit, so
treat it as anecdotal.

Are you sure that's the UPS that the OP owns? It might also be this
model:
http://www.kwaree.com/blog/2008/05/30/apc-back-ups-xs-1500/
I have two of them that run without problems. I also have about 5
customers that have them. Batteries have been lasting about 5 years
and no lightning bolts or smog problems.



I have three UPS Back-UPS 750s, rebadged as IBM eServer UPS 750T.
They're really cheap on eBay, and run great. I had one overheat about a
year ago, so I threw it out, but the current three have been running
flawlessly for years and don't eat batteries at all.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

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