Electricity and equipment

[nikos]

I have a question for those that understand electricity a little better than me

I happen to have a few spares of the following:

http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=sua1500

http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=LE1200I

The main difference is the obvious one that the UPS will protect from blackout, brownout and over-voltage and the other only has brownout and over-voltage protection since it lacks the battery and the logic to communicate to a PC etc.

The LE1200I has a nominal input voltage of 230V 50/60Hz and the SUA1500 120V 50/60 (these are both USA versions)

Can someone help me understand which one would provide the better quality electricity for my equipment? I would like to understand in general what to look for... and secondly ... I will be taking them with me when I move to Europe later in the year and would like to know if I Will still be able to use them provided I convert the electricity to feed them....

My guess would be that the SUA1500 would be the best option all around.

Is the LE1200I suited better maybe for a powered sub?

Thanks for the knowledge.

[Glen B]

Neither one. They are designed for computer use. I would go with one of the AV units.

http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=S15

[PewterTA]

I have two SUA1500s on my computer/network and a S15BLK for my HT.

I used the SUA1500 on my HT with no negative effect. It did no improve anything, but it did allow me to shut down the equipment during a power outage. I noticed a nice improvement with the S15BLK as far as audio and video quality.

If you are using it just for the battery backup, the SUA1500 will work fine. You might find that powering on a decent amp will cause the unit to jump to battery mode more often than you'd like...but at least that's it's job and it's doing it.

As far as coverting it over, I'm not sure if either of those models will work good, I think the SUA1500 might have a conversion on the back for it, but not sure at this moment.