why are the current UPSs so light?

[Joseph Mack NA3T]

On Sat, 14 Feb 2004, Gantt Edmiston wrote:

> Surfing the APC website didn't help much either...  I'm with you, it's a
> mystery.

I spent some time on their web site trying to find the weight, number of
batteries and switch over time and none of it was available.

600W out of a pair of 12V batteries (those little ones about 6"x3"x4") is
about 30A for each battery. My car batter can't do that for very long.

Joe

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