APC External Battery Pack, BR24BPG, Supplemental Battery for UPS Model BR1500G (Sold Separately)
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Size: BR24BPG
Style: External Battery
Features
- This external battery pack adds an additional 1500VA to your APC model BR1500G UPS (sold separately), providing up to 5 times longer runtime for critial systems
- This product is a supplemental battery that can only be used with APC model BR1500G (sold separately); THIS SUPPLEMENTAL BATTERY PACK DOES NOT WORK ON ITS OWN OR CHARGE ON ITS OWN
- This external battery pack is recharged when plugged into APC UPS model BR1500G (sold separately)
- This BR24BPG APC battery backup supplement comes with a 3-year repair or replace warranty
Description
The APC by Schneider Electric BR24BPG Extended Run Battery Pack is the ideal companion for the APC Back-UPS Pro BR1500G UPS (uninterruptible power supply). The battery pack increases the duration of time that you can protect your electronic devices from damage and disconnect due to unexpected blackouts, voltage fluctuations, and other power disruptions. By connecting your valuable devices to the ACP BR24BPG battery pack, you extend the runtime of the BR1500G during an outage, so your computing or gaming system is available up to five times as long.
Product Dimensions: 15.04 x 4.41 x 11.85 inches
Item Weight: 15.4 pounds
Item model number: BR24BPG
Batteries: 1 Lithium Ion batteries required.
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No
Date First Available: October 15, 2010
Department: Default
Manufacturer: APC
Language: English
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Top Amazon Reviews
Size: BR1500G
Style: BR1500G UPS
First let me say that I support computer networks as part of my professional career and we use a lot of these UPS units (both the 1000VA and the 1500VA models) for some years now. In our business environment we have mandated monthly generator tests (typically 30 minutes) and this means that we put these to the test because we install them in many locations that do not have generator coverage and they have to keep things running while the tests are conducted. I also use one of these in my home office that I purchased 4 years ago and did not need to replace the battery yet. I never turn off any of my home office equipment and while I sometimes find the microwave clock reset due to a power outage, the office equipment is up and running like nothing happened. So, although there are many reviews about these UPS devices, I will try to make my review useful for both models and I hope it is helpful to someone looking for a UPS and is confused with all the choices out there. How many VA you need: No one can give you a specific answer on that because most loads will be rated in Watts (you can find the wattage in the lapel or the manual of your "load") and that can mean different amount of VA depending on the type of load. The UPS is rated in VoltAmperes (VA) which does not help a whole lot for real life AC loads. There is a difference between VA and W depending on the phase angle and the type of load but I will not bore you with that. Generally, for inductive loads you can multiply the VA by 0.8 and get a safe number of how many Watts of load you can connect. In most cases you will not connect inductive loads like motors so if you go with the VA x 0.8 rule you cannot go wrong. To give you a real world example, I have a BR1000G (1000VA) UPS in my home office and I have connected 2 40" LED monitors, 1 65" LED Samsung TV and 2 desktop computers. The UPS displays 460 Watts of load and it translates that to 56% of total capacity. Don't forget that as you connect stuff to the UPS, you will be able to see the load level on its screen. It is also recommended not to use more than 70% of the load capacity constantly. Keeping the load at 70% or less of the UPS capacity, will prolong battery life and power duration during outages and also, will allow to withstand an added 30% of temporary spikes in power demand. Placement: You should be aware that these units will work great and live long as long as you do not install them in places where ambient temperature exceeds 75 degrees regularly. I have seen many fail after a few months and they were all installed in a closet or attic including one that I had inside a multimedia cabinet at my home. Any other unit my team and I has installed in an air conditioned area or just in an open space like an office, has worked for at least a couple of years without an issue and all we ever had to do was replace the batteries and get it back in service working like new. So, keep it in a cool place if possible and make sure it is standing up because it has bents from the bottom and top forcing hot air to escape and cool air to enter. User Interface: The user interface is very simple with only 3 buttons and can give you basic and advanced information if you need it. At default, the screen displays the line input voltage (typically 110V to 120V), a graph showing the load and a graph showing the battery charge level. Here is what else you can see on the display by pressing the menu button (left button on the top). 1) Event counter: Typically shows how many times the UPS had to switch to battery power. 2) Estimated run time in minutes. This depends on the load. The more stuff you connected to the UPS the less time it will provide power to them until the battery is depleted. 3) Current load in Watts. 4) Current load in percentage. 5) Output voltage 6) Output frequency The center button is the power on/off and it is not that easy to press because it does not extrude from its housing. To power off, you must hold it in for 2 seconds and to power on you must hold it for about half a second. There is also a silence button which is very useful because the beeping can drive you nuts when main power is out and it is using the batteries. Connecting your stuff: Note that as you look at the UPS from the back, only the left side outlets will remain powered during a power outage. The right side outlets (marked "Surge Only") are nothing more than line voltage outlets that have a surge protection circuit. For example, you should plug in your computer main unit and monitor on the left side outlets marked as "Battery Backup" and heavy loads like your laser printer on the right side marked "Surge Only". Keep in mind that the least load you plug in the "Battery Backup" outlets, the more time the batteries will be able to keep running on a single charge. There is also a Master outlet control function that you can select by holding the Menu button in for 2 seconds and calibrate it when holding it in for 6 seconds. What that does is to control power to the "Master Controlled" marked outlets depending on the load of the "Master" outlet. So if you wish, you can calibrate it so when your computer that is plugged in the "Master" outlet is off and does not draw any current, the UPS will also turn off power to the "Master Controlled" outlets. When you turn on your computer, the UPS will see the current drawn at the master outlet and will turn on power to the rest of the outlets. However, I should say here that I never needed to use this function and I am not that excited about it because many things like small copiers and advanced printers, need to be powered off by their power button and abrupt power outages (caused by the cut off of the "Master Controlled" outlets) can damage them. Replacing batteries: Batteries are super easy to install, at the time of this review you can get them on Amazon at 46 bucks for both the1500VA and the 1000VA model (search for "BR1500G Battery" and look for the ones with the green label). To install them, unplug the UPS, power it off and slide the battery cover (located underneath) off the unit. Pull the battery pack from the plastic tabs and just drop the new battery pack in. You cannot put it in the wrong way and unlike other UPS units, you need no tools and you do not have to play around with cables because the battery pack has an integrated connector.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 15, 2018 by John V.
Size: BR1500G
Style: BR1500G UPS
Pros: a really long runtime on backup with the external battery pack. I ran for over 4 hours on UPS during an all-day power outage today. That's 4 hours till I had to kick over my generator. With the current price of gasoline, this unit will save me about $15 every time I have an all-day outage. So the external battery will pay for itself in about ten uses. Cons: The fan runs continuously when on battery power or when recharging, and it is annoyingly loud. So I heard that fan all afternoon while on battery, and I have continued to hear it for 2.5+ hours while the unit recharges now that power is back up. It should turn off by morning; if not, I will be contacting APC tech support and possibly returning the unit, which should be interesting, given that it is discontinued. The fan problem is unique to the BR1500G; my previous APC UPS units did not do this, and I didn't find out about this issue till I happened to search for "APC fan runs continuously" today. I found posts on the APC user forums indicating that continuous fan operation when on battery or recharging is by design and can't be fixed with a firmware update. (If the fan literally NEVER stops, that is a defect and APC is great about replacing a defective unit. ) I might have purchased a different APC unit had I known about the fan issue in advance. I am happy with it otherwise, and no other APC unit has an external battery or an extended runtime in this price range. (I could spend twice as much on a server-grade UPS but TBH this was already pretty pricey.) I will probably keep it and just stash it in a closet or build a ventilated box with some soundproofing to contain it - a friend of mine once used a line printer box to quiet the sound of a computer that had a noisy fan and it worked quite well. There is also a guy on Youtube who swapped out the noisy fan for a quieter one but he had difficulties finding a 24v fan so he added a small board to step down the internal 24v supply to power a 12v fan ... a bit further than I want to go, especially with a unit that is still new enough to be under warranty. But if you have the technical skills and are not concerned about warranty, this might be a good solution. I've been a longtime APC customer - my previous UPS units each lasted 7-10 years, with battery replacement after something like 5 years. Power outages can occur somewhat frequently in my rural neighborhood due to stormy weather bringing trees down, so previous units have seen plenty of service. I looked at competitors but came back to APC because negative user reviews had me concerned about the competitors' reliability, and my own experience with previous APC units was stellar.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 22, 2022 by Jazz Cat