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Q: QuestionHow many surge outlets does this battery backup have?

• A:Answer This battery backup has six surge outlets for power.

Q: QuestionWhat is the wattage provided by this APC battery?

• A:Answer This APC battery provides 255 watts of power.

Q: QuestionDoes this APC battery backup have an audible alarm?

• A:Answer Yes, this APC battery backup provides audible alarms.

Q: QuestionWhat is the connected equipment protection policy for this product?

• A:Answer The connected equipment protection policy is $75,000.

Q: QuestionWhat is the length of the power cord?

• A:Answer The power cord is 5 feet long.

Q: QuestionIs this battery backup Energy Star certified?

• A:Answer Yes, this battery backup is Energy Star certified.

Q: QuestionIs there any type of guarantee from APC if my computer gets fried by a surge?

Asked 7 years ago by Jeff.

• A:Answer Nope. APC says LOTS of things when they are trying to separate you from your money. But when it comes right down to it (try filing a claim) they will ask you to PROVE that your device was plugged into their UPS when it was fried. Then you will have to send photos of all the parts showing how much POWER they use. And you will have to add up all the watts or Volt-Amps and prove that your device did not overpower their junky little UPS. My brand new APC Back-UPS 450 was not capable of powering my tiny little cable box. I am NOT holding my breath for remuneration...

  Answered 7 years ago by Robotfan

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Q: QuestionWill this unit run a 1/2 horsepower garage door opener for a couple of UP/DOWN cycles?

Asked 8 years ago by Dave.

• A:Answer I haven't tried but this is a very small battery. Very very small. There is a good chance it might try to open the garage door only to either burn up the APC or worse your garage door opener due to lack of amperes. When you have a load pulling more amps than a power supply can provide what generally happens is something gets smoked. If you were trying to get a portable way to open a garage door then I would get a large car battery, a 12v. power inverter (to convert the car battery to 120v AC.), and a cheap battery charger to refill the car battery. This will be more expensive but much safer and less chance of screwing up your garage door opener. Before you spec out and buy your 12v power inverter look on your garage door opener for input current or wattage. If it is displayed in wattage take the number and divide by 110, this will tell you how many amps it pulls out of your wall. It'll probably be arourd 2 to 6 amps or so (I've never messed with a garage door but there are other factors at play that I cannot estimate like how heavy your door is and how much of a counterbalance you have aiding the lift.). Use that amp rating when deciding on a power inverter and make sure your inverter is 30% stronger than necessary to avoid smoking components. Good luck. FYI. I have spent a couple years doing work in electronic prototyping.

  Answered 8 years ago by HughJassolVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionWhats the duration of the backup in hours ?

Asked 9 years ago by Neil.

• A:Answer Thank you for your inquiry. The amount of runtime available will depend on the size of the load attached. Please refer to the attached brochure for runtime information for typical loads. http://www.apcmedia.com/salestools/JSIE-AD7S69/JSIE-AD7S69_R0_EN.pdf?sdirect=true

  Answered 9 years ago by APCProductSupport

  
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Q: QuestionDoes the battery recharge and last a lifetime? If not - is it replaceable? Last APC unit the actual battery died

Asked 9 years ago by battery.

• A:Answer Thank you for your inquiry. The BN450M will recharge its battery. The normal life of the battery will be anywhere from 3-4 years, depending on battery usage, load percentage and operating environment. The batteries in the BN450M are not user replaceable.

  Answered 9 years ago by APCProductSupport

  
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Q: QuestionCould a device like this be used to power a CPAP/BiPAP or AutoPap during power outage? (6-8 hours)

Asked 7 years ago by CPAP.

• A:Answer I have my BiPAP plugged into this. Not sure how long it will power the CPAP/BiPAP. Since I have had mine plugged in we've only lost power for a total of 10 minutes while using my BiPAP.

  Answered 7 years ago by lilwesVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionWill it auto shut off an iMac when power goes out? Is the software and hardware fully compatible with Macs?

Asked 8 years ago by Rama.

• A:Answer Thank you for your inquiry. Unfortunately this unit will not provide a graceful shutdown of your system. It designed primarily to be used with smaller equipment like a modem and router. If you wanted the UPS to trigger a graceful shutdown than you would need to go with our BE600M1 instead. You would then connect the USB cable that comes with the UPS from the Mac to the UPS. You can use the embedded energy saving features of the Mac OS to provide a graceful shutdown of the system.

  Answered 8 years ago by APCProductSupport

  
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Q: QuestionIs there a chart that can tell me how long the UPS will last based on power consumption?

Asked 4 years ago by wabdo.

• A:Answer Thank you for your interest in our products. Here is a link for a runtime chart. https://www.apc.com/us/en/products-runtime-graph/BN450MNW/APC-Back-UPS-Connect-450VA-120V-6-NEMA-outlets-2-surge-

  Answered 4 years ago by APCProductSupport

  
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Q: QuestionCould I use this on a power recliner to get me back to sitting position to get out of during lights out.

Asked 7 years ago by Patti.

• A:Answer In a word, yes. My power recliners have a built in battery pack, you might check to see if yours does and if so do those batteries need replacing, but yes, the ups should provide sufficient power to get you “declined”.

  Answered 7 years ago by LTIndyVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionWhat type of plugin to the wall is this, a 3 prong or 2 prong and is the plug flat right angle or strait?

Asked 7 years ago by Dan.

• A:Answer Three prong plug and 90 degree right angle downward and 45 degree to the right.

  Answered 7 years ago by Cheese

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Q: QuestionWill this be able to protect my 50" led tv and my denon reciever in a surge or power outage, or should I purchase a backup with more power?

Asked 4 years ago by bigbald.

• A:Answer Thank you for your interest in our products. I would lean more towards getting a larger UPS because there is a chance that this unit would become overloaded since it only supports 255 watts of equipment attached to it. I would probably look at least towards the BE600M1 or BVN900M1.

  Answered 4 years ago by APCProductSupport

  
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Q: QuestionHi, I want to buy this but I do not know if it can provide the Watts I need. My pc uses about 300 to 400 watts during gaming. I see The outlet is rated for 250 watts. Will it provide the needed amount assuming all I have on the apc is the desktop? Thanks

Asked 7 years ago by Levy73.

• A:Answer It is rated at 255 watts. So I recommend getting one that can safely handle your load at the maximum watts you use.

  Answered 7 years ago by joyeVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionI want to plug my seperate modem and router into a ups. Is that the best and safest method or is my surge protector fine that they are in no. No issues at all just curious

Asked 8 years ago by TeeMac.

• A:Answer Thank you for reaching out to us. You can plug your modem and router into one of our UPS or a surge protector. The benefit to using the UPS over a surge protector is if there is small power outage the modem and router will stay on since they would be protected by a battery back up.

  Answered 8 years ago by APCProductSupport

  
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Q: QuestionIs this back up battery compatible with the equipment installed by Spectrum Charter media systems?

Asked 8 years ago by Ginny.

• A:Answer I use it for my cable modem to protect it from power glitches and insure it stays on. Any modem or cable box that plugs into a regular wall outlet will work with this. The power draw is low for those boxes so this model is perfect.

  Answered 8 years ago by MikeHVerified Purchase

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