
You've probably already experienced a power supply interruption minutes before you saved that important document. Your document has disappeared, and you have to start all over again. Such tragic scenarios can be averted by the APC Easy UPS BV 500VA (IEC) backup source, or UPS. This hardware is practically a large battery that provides power for all appliances needing electricity. The APC Easy UPS BV 500VA (IEC) UPS battery backup has the Line interactive design approach. Off-line is seen as the simplest form in case of a black-out because it switches power to the UPS unit itself. The line interactive UPS also adds data line surge suppression to guard against dangerous surges and spikes.


A key parameter is the battery run time. This is governed by the energy consumption – for example, at half-load (50%), the UPS power time can last up to three times as long. The load of the backup source defines the operating time, which at full load (100%) is 0,5 min and at half-load, it's 3 min. It is therefore crucial to estimate the power consumption of the connected computers, monitors and other electronics and it is a good idea to have some spare energy in reserve. The APC Easy UPS BV 500VA (IEC) measures the apparent power as 500, but realistically, the actual power usage is 300 W.
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