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APC SURT1000XLI Kit manual

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  • Page 1

    990-1083A, 01/03 APC Smart-UPS ® RT External Battery Pack For Use With Models SURT1000 XLI and SURT2000XLI Tower/Rack Mount Convertible User’s Manual English[...]

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    1 1: S AFETY I NFORMA TION American Power Conversi on Corporation (A PC) is the leading national an d international manufac- turer of sta te-of-the-art uni nterruptible powe r supplies, redu ndant switches , power managem ent soft - ware, and re lated equi pment. APC products protec t hardware, sof tware, and data f rom t he threat of power disturb[...]

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    2 B ATTERY S AFET Y This equipment c ontains po tentially haz ardous volt ages that may cause person al injury if handled incorrec tly. This equipment must be ins talled and serviced only by qualified electrical service personnel.  This equipm ent contains potential ly hazardous volta ges. Do not attem pt to disassemble t he unit. The unit conta[...]

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    3 2: I NST ALLING THE B AT T E RY P ACK The APC Sm art-UPS RT External Battery Pa ck provides ext ended protection to saf eguard your computer a nd other valuable elec tronic equipme nt. The external battery pack also provi des extra pr o- tection while replacing the batteries in the UPS. M AXIMUM N UMB ER OF B ATTERY P ACKS S UPPORTED BY THE UPS T[...]

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    4 R EVIEWING C ONNECTORS ON THE B ATTE RY P ACK AND UP S The UPS and battery pack(s) can be installed together in th e tower confi guration. The Front View shows what the units look lik e after installation. The Rear View shows the same uni ts – the battery pack connection ca ble plug is not yet e ngaged in thi s view. Only o ne external battery [...]

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    5 1. Once the feet h ave been removed, snap a part each foot into t wo end bracket s. 2. Each foot need s one expansion piece  for each external battery pack yo u are using. Ad ditional expansion pieces are shi pped with the exte rnal battery packs. Snap all center expansion pieces together, and t hen snap the brackets  bac k onto the ends of[...]

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    6 1. Position the UPS on the battery pac k(s). Reattach the expande d feet  acc ording to the i nstructions in your UPS User ’s Manual . Screw the feet firm ly into both the UPS and eac h battery pack. 2. Screw th e rear b racket tie( s)  in place between the external battery pack and the UPS, an d be- tween each ext ernal battery pack if y[...]

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    7 C ONNECTI NG A B ATTERY P ACK TO A NOTHER B ATTERY P ACK 1. Insert the battery pack c onnector cable plug  into the rea r connect or  on t he back of the othe r battery pack. Note that the illust ration at left shows the UPS and the f irst external battery pack properly connected. An unlimited num ber of e xternal battery pac ks can be atta[...]

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    8 3: O PERA TIN G THE S MART -UPS RT WITH A B A TTER Y P ACK S ETTING THE S MART -UPS RT TO R ECOGNIZE THE B ATTERY P ACK ( S ) Smart-UPS RT models cannot determ ine how many external battery pack s are connected to them . You must prog ram the Sm art-UPS RT with the appropriate number of external batteries in one of two ways by using:  PowerChu[...]

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    9 4: S TORAGE , S ERVICE , AND C ONT ACT I NFORMA TION S TORAGE S TORAGE C ONDITIONS Store the batter y pack covered and f lat (rack mount orientation) in a c ool, dry location, wit h its bat- tery fully char ged. Disconne ct battery cable s to avoid drai n on batteries. E XTENDED S TORAGE At -15 to +30 ° C (+5 to +86 ° F), charge the batteries e[...]

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    10 S ERVICE If the unit requires service, do not return it to the dealer. Instead, f ollow these steps: 1. Review the problems disc ussed in the Tr oubleshooting section of the User’s Manual f or your UPS to elim inate common problems. 2. Verify that no circuit breakers are t ripped. A tripped circu it breaker is the most common problem . 3. If t[...]