Recently i bought a new ups viz the APC be700y-IND.However after purchasing it i discovered that it has an output voltage of 190-250V ie the ups does not attempt to regulate the voltage to safe levels unless it drops below 190V or exceeds 250V.
This caused me some concern as its over-voltage threshold appears a bit on the higher side-i previously had a BE650Y-IN ups which had a tighter output voltage range of 200-240V.It used to "trim" the input voltage to ~200V whenever it reached 240V or more.However my new ups outputs the line voltage as-is until it crosses 250v mark(even when configured to run at the "highest" sensitivity)
Most devices today(esp. computers) are designed to work within a voltage range of 100-240V.So is such a device likely to sustain any damage if it experiences voltage in excess of 240V ie between 240-250V?
Is it a good idea to continue using this particular ups ie the BE700Y-ind or should i revert back to my older ups and return the new one?
I wonder why they have set the over voltage threshold to 250V in the new model when it was 240V in my older BE650Y-in ups.Despite being one of the largest UPS vendors in the market,do they not know what the safe input voltage levels are for delicate electronic devices like PCs?!
This caused me some concern as its over-voltage threshold appears a bit on the higher side-i previously had a BE650Y-IN ups which had a tighter output voltage range of 200-240V.It used to "trim" the input voltage to ~200V whenever it reached 240V or more.However my new ups outputs the line voltage as-is until it crosses 250v mark(even when configured to run at the "highest" sensitivity)
Most devices today(esp. computers) are designed to work within a voltage range of 100-240V.So is such a device likely to sustain any damage if it experiences voltage in excess of 240V ie between 240-250V?
Is it a good idea to continue using this particular ups ie the BE700Y-ind or should i revert back to my older ups and return the new one?
I wonder why they have set the over voltage threshold to 250V in the new model when it was 240V in my older BE650Y-in ups.Despite being one of the largest UPS vendors in the market,do they not know what the safe input voltage levels are for delicate electronic devices like PCs?!