Pulling the Plug at Full Load! APC Back-UPS Pro 1500

[@cirusMEDIA]

Video starts at @14:38 ...before that is just info that you may or may not have clicked to see.

[@BillSchmilly]

Thanks!

[@TCGProductions03]

I ran a self calibration at almost 700W load (2011 APC Smart-UPS 1000) with fresh batteries. It lasted 6 mimues.

[@GaryBeltz]

Where did you get that "The Future is Black" sign or whatever it is behind your monitor?

[@SHWT1M3]

Can you use this as back up battery for phone only lol how long would last. How often battery gotta get changed

[@samiseyhan2854]

i have the same ups, can i ask something, what is the name of the device on powerchute software at technical data tab? because mine is stated back-ups rs 1500g instead of br1500g...

[@jettramel]

Thanks, I just got one for 5$ without batteries, just will have to test it out.

[@melvinmora4663]

Hi did you have the part number for the cable to use the PowerChute?

[@KathouQC]

I had recenly buy the BR1500G and the battery extension BR24BPG and they can run about 4hours and when I play intense video game less than 1h30min but when the power shut down I close my game and I do other thing more simple on the pc. Pretty good unit,for people did they make noise yes it is true more when is on the battery but is very not lound at all. Apc sell two ''type'' of ups the BR1500G can have the battery back up extension and the BX1500M don't have the extension capability and don't try to mod it because all the wire inside are not made to handle a battery extension... My spect: I7-6700k 1070 GTX *8G corsair Hx750 power supply 3x 4K 28'' screen And my audio gear on it Hope I will help some people there :P BR1500G : www.apc.com/shop/ca/en/products/APC-Power-Saving-Back-UPS-Pro-1500/P-BR1500G BR24BPG : www.apc.com/shop/ca/en/products/APC-Back-UPS-Pro-External-Battery-Pack-for-1500VA-Back-UPS-Pro-models-/P-BR24BPG

[@papakun4740]

this is what im looking for,thanks for the info bro

[@talhasohail6529]

Which UPS would you prefer for my 500W PSU and I also want to connect my 22 Inch LED Monitor, your reply will be appreciated I need Battery backup and surge protection at the same time.

[@rogerbreton6412]

Thank you for taking the time to explain!

[@psyfertech]

wow that power chute thing is pretty cool i had no idea it showed that much information sucks i still run vista on my desktop which i barely use any more and i dont think it is compatible

[@Mega1andy2]

@psyfertech your data is INFACT in risk, and you should upgrade your rig to windows 11, though i much prefer if you done this to windows 10, vista was discontinued for the support.

[@Mega1andy2]

so i have an ecoflow river 2 pro, and i can be offgrid for like 2 and a half hours whilst i play GTA 5 on pc, for me, thats excellent, 800 watts continuous power will last just under 1 hour, so, if the electricity would have gone out, i will have like 7 to maybe 9 hours of me playing games or something like that, if i do run a laptop off the ecoflow river 2 pro, then i will most likely have like 17 watts giving me like 20 hours of runtime THATS more than enough for me to run games and even watch videos. i will be getting a bluetti as well. so tbh, im able to actually get like 7 hours just for running my whole entire setup just at idle, full load of 300 watts for my pc AND my ps5, which is like 600 watts will last like 1 hour or so. i also have an APC battery backup as well, which is giving me another 30 or so minutes. the ecoflow river 2 pro was WELL worth the money. paid like 600 or so something dollars. so i should recommend getting that too, if you plan on doing things. im just saying, it may be worth your while to say the least..

[@miguelv431]

Great job

[@RakeshD1]

is there any noise while not running as backup?

[@86mstar]

Hi RakeshDX, Nope it is completely silent while not on battery.

[@GaryBeltz]

@@86mstar If you happen to be in the room when it does the 14-day battery test, you'll hear the thing switch to battery, and you'll hear a buzzing sound, and then you'll hear it switch back to AC. Unless you're sleeping next to it, though, it shouldn't bother you. What I would worry about is when it beeps when you do have AC Power on after a battery test because that means you need to replace the battery or something else is wrong.

[@Ragavenutb]

hi, how do you turn off the green/eco mode on this thing & the humming noise during discharge cycle is also loud AF.

[@TheJakeman789]

Read the instructions.

[@internetisinteresting7720]

by what i´m seen on the UPS led panel battery is fully charged but load is at 25% so you aren't fully testing the APC 1500 Pro unit

[@kb2564]

Hey I got a question. I bought this UPS for my gaming pc a few weeks ago. What I want to know that, as the power draw from a psu is dynamic. Does the UPS pull it's rated capacity from the grid? Or is it dynamic too? Like this UPS for example, does it pull full 865 watts from the grid all the time or does it pull whatever the psu is pulling? My psu at most only pulls 450 watts at any given time. My system is 9700k and rtx 3070.

[@loadhaul9320]

No, neither your PSU or UPS will draw its maximal rated power/capacity (watts) all the time. Something you need to consider is efficiency of your power supply - I'd assume you would at least have a gold rated power supply which usually are 80%+ efficient . Even though your PSU is only producing 450 watts to your system it is likely that it is drawing around 550W from your wall socket/mains supply given approximately 80% efficiency. This is what the UPS will have to give your PSU and hence what it will draw from the wall. So to answer your question it will be dynamic, but is likely slightly more than your what your PSU is delivering as it will loose some of this power as it goes through your PSU.

[@kb2564]

@@loadhaul9320 aah that's what I thought. I ordered a 80+ gold 750 watt psu.

[@AndrewTheHoff]

the life hack for gaming pc's is its usually only pulling max wattage when you're playing a game in an active window, if you alt tab or altf4 your time dramatically increases and your wattage consumption immediately drops.

[@pumuipista]

good video , but i have a question : this apc makes noise ? I must put it in my bed room !

[@86mstar]

It only makes noise while it is on battery power. When plugged in and receiving power from wall it is silent.

[@falc0ns8055]

Have you connected extra battery to pro 1500 via the external battery connector port? My unit with pc load of 110watts jumps hoops during battery backup. Like at first it shows 46mins backup time and then suddenly drops to 39 and 36mins in just 1min. Do u think its a fault ? I explained it to APC support but they did not budge much.

[@86mstar]

Hi S Seth, it might be faulty but it might also just need calibrated. The trick to calibrating the run time would be to make sure its charged up, and then put at least 30% load on the unit. Also the load cannot fluctuate more that 5% or it will not work. Then let the battery drain all the way down. Then plug it back in and let it charge all the way back up without turning it on( could take 12 hours+) and it should have a more accurate run time estimate from that time forward.

[@falc0ns8055]

86mstar Thanks for replying. Will definitely give it a shot. Let you know soon. :)

[@JimzAuto]

86mstar is this info from an APC source or other reference?

[@junaisyr8624]

Is this portable can I take ot outside to use it for a stereo

[@TheMorgueLA]

Yes

[@djtaylorutube]

Hi, please could you do a test of full runtime length at your 700W load but then also, another test at a 250W to 300W load until flat. I just bought one of these but am considering it faulty as with a 26% load (around 277W), it went from 100% charge to 73% charge in 45 seconds. With the same load it goes to flat in about 3 minutes which is garbage, especially when the front panel was previously estimating 24 minutes! Either the reporting is incorrect, battery state detection is incorrect or there's something else wrong with the new batteries.

[@86mstar]

Hi jdtaylorutube, it certainly sounds like you have a faulty unit. I find that the estimate of time on the front is pretty accurate. I get about 3-5 minutes at 700+w which is about what i expect. At about 250w I get 26-29 minutes . The units should come with a 3 year warranty, I would recommend calling APC and seeing what they can do for you.

[@djtaylorutube]

Thanks for the confirmation. The unit goes back tomorrow for refund. I opted to pick up a refurbished Smart UPS 2200 from ebay instead. Shame that I chucked a Smart UPS 1400 away a long time ago, should have hung on to it but hey ho.

[@falc0ns8055]

My pro 1500 is kind of doing same. I cant rely on the backup time estimate. AND DARN APC SUPPORT DOESN'T HELP!!! AHHH :(

[@Slicks_16]

how long do you think this could power a Comcast router modem combo I think its around 115 watts anyone know?

[@KelvinKMS]

about 30 minutes.

[@1AB09CC3]

Could you please let me know what powersupply you use in your pc? Especially if it has active PFC and what maximum power it could supply. I think about getting that backup ups pro but am not sure if it will handle my 1kw power supply (though my system doesn't draw more than 500 watt)

[@86mstar]

The PC power supply is a Corsair TX950w and does have active PFC with a value of .99. While this is more than the UPS is rated for, since the computer is not using all of the power it works just fine.

[@1AB09CC3]

Thank you. That helps me as I'm not yet sure if I should go with pure sine wave or step approcimated sinewave with my new system as it has an active pfc psu.

[@Drummavirus]

Questions: How can I figure out which APC battery I need for my current setup? And also, how much electricity will my current setup require? I'm thinking of buying an APC 1500 Smart UPS. Specs: I7-6900K X99 ASROCK Mobo 64GB DDR4 2666mhz 1080Ti FTW3 Hybrid M.2 NVME 480GB SSD 2TB HDD +monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc. Thanks for any help you can offer!

[@JimzAuto]

Search the web for ‘APC power load calculator’

[@KelvinKMS]

I think it is about to load 200w on idle and load over 500w when you gaming. so 1500VA is better to keep your PC running safely and a bit longer to safely shut down your PC. and usually 1500VA UPS can provide around 900w max power. 1300VA UPS is only 825w. so if you buy not enough wattage UPS, your PC will shut down without protection. I bought new Cyberpower 1500VA 1000w UPS and it is very good for high end PC. Always spend more money for UPS. It will save your expensive PC and your priceless data.

[@Sebas_Tian01]

And could you please advice me that should I buy this for my rx580 8gb powered by 600watt PSU or the other variant which is BR1000G. Thanks.

[@86mstar]

Hi Aditya, the RX580 is pretty power efficient. As long as you have a modern CPU the 1000 should do the job just fine.

[@Sebas_Tian01]

Thanks man really appreciate the help👍

[@nichtsooft]

Nice socks m8!

[@brucebatman701]

bro, i am buying gtx 1080 with a corsair rm750x psu,is the apc 1100va good enough ? it only delivers 660watts.i calculated my pc load via psu calculator and it shows the full load around about 500w.

[@86mstar]

Hi Bruce, GTX1080 is pretty power efficient. I would think that the 1100 would be fine for that setup. I would think you would really only need more if you went with dual graphics cards and a hefty cpu.

[@brucebatman701]

thanks dude,pc purchase done with apc 1100 va :)

[@falc0ns8055]

Bruce Batman I was calculating same way as you did for my rig which is near about same like yours. I tell u this that if u dont want to upgrade or plug in too many peripherals..u r good with pro 1000. gtx 1080 is well optimised. At peak in game i have seen a max 300watt total load. P.s mine is a extreme oc edition.

[@falc0ns8055]

Bruce Batman ahh i saw this post after i posted my view... :)

[@mikenicolosi545]

buy the extra battery box has four 9 amps go on new egg 199 canaidian gives you 5 hours

[@immrnoidall]

won't matter. this UPS has no clue what size battery it has hooked up. I put a 100 amh battery on it like i did on my old one , and it only used the 7.5 amps like it was the original battery. It was fully charged and the UPS still made me wait for it to "charge" for the 16 hours that it would take to charge their original battery. And then it only ran for the 7.5 amp hours, before shutting down with over 90 amp hours left in battery. 16 hours got me 3 minutes.

[@andyjack2368]

nice Ups nice video but need 12 volt deep cycle battery 100 amp 900 watts run you more longer

[@know_Name]

Cool house

[@fairshare2099]

Hey bro help me out I am planning to buy a ups for my gaming pc.It has psu of 850 wats .I am also using a 144h acer predator monitor. Kindly suggest me whether Apc BR1500G in 865 watts sufficient for my specs .I only require 1-2 mins of back up time so that i could shut down my Pc. Tell me whether this is safe for my pc

[@86mstar]

Hi Vijay, I would assume you should be good to go. Typically you won't reach the maximum capabilities of the PSU. The monitor will likely use about 30 watts, so you should be safe to run it. You may consider purchasing a Kill-o-watt meter as you can plug it in and see how much power the computer is really using under load.

[@fox_5oh203]

My APC Backup Just keeps the fan running for about 3 hours after the house power kicks back on

[@86mstar]

this is normal, it will run the fan to cool down the components, and also keep it cool while charging it back up.

[@anoobisyoutube]

Thank you! This was a much needed review for me.

[@UsaBeba]

how connect battery in that ups¿?¿?

[@GaryBeltz]

The batteries come as a cartridge with 2 12V batteries in series. There is a connector on the bottom, which the battery cartridge just inserts with the tabs facing up, and you're in.

[@Dwayne1266]

I get a beeping noise as soon as i put the batteries in even when plugged up any idel what going on with it

[@JimzAuto]

Yes- visit apc.com for support.

[@theov3rmind]

Hey man, you can get that info to display all of the time if you hold the info button for 5 seconds =) Also, that powerchute software is horrible. The service can randomly get into a glitched state that ends up using 5%-10% of you CPU times ,and will remain this way until you either kill the service or reboot the system.

[@TheJakeman789]

Dude, that was not full load according to the load meter

[@peabody3000]

and i thought we were promised a fire to watch him extinguish

[@robertorodriguez1125]

Poner en españolel idioma

[@Sebas_Tian01]

1st thing - very good content But it's better to get straight to the point , lot of unnecessary things the video could be 11min 2nd thing - need a better camera Rest is perfect👍

[@86mstar]

Hi Aditya, thanks for the comment, Ye I am in need of a new camera :)

[@JimzAuto]

Suggest- writer for content, write-editor for trimming. Informative, thanks for sharing your real-life setup.

[@Sebas_Tian01]

@@JimzAuto sorry jimzAuto for late reply among many things going out there in the world - 1. I have no suggestions for content writers 2. You can use Adobe premiere Pro for editing videos