“I am seeking to purchase a Power Saving Backup device that will prevent my Treadmill from suddenly halting if there is an unexpected brown out or black out. Would this device work? APC - Power Saving Back-UPS XS 1500 Please respond asap. Thank you.”
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Thank you for your inquiry. Unfortunately we don't recommend using our BackUPS Pro units with a motorized load. One potential issue is the inrush current draw for a motor can easily overload a BackUPS Pro unit. BackUPS Pro is ideal for computer equipment and may result in the erratic behavior when connected to a motor. To protect this type of equipment, APC recommends first determining the appropriate size UPS for the motor load in question and ensure the UPS is large enough to handle the start-up inrush current draw of the motor. Secondly, select a UPS which outputs a pure sine wave when on battery, such as a Smart-UPS.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You need to determine the wattage of your treadmill, an electric motor can be fairly high. A 1/4 HP motor draws on average around 400 watts. This UPS has a rated Load Capacity (Watt): 865 W. If your treadmill was 400 Watts you'd get maybe 5 minutes of power at best. As long as your under the max wattage you'll get power, the closer to max the shorter the run time (a minute or two). But that should be long enough to stop safely.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.It would depend on your treadmill and all it's capabilities, the power it requires to run it/them and how much longer you plan on using your treadmill during the outage. If you have a more sophisticated treadmill, you may want to upgrade to a more powerful uninterrupted power supply (UPS).
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes. There is approximately 70 minutes backup time for the XS 500 unit. I am not sure about the 1500. But the amount of time it will run electrical equipment is dependent on how many amps the connected device draws. The more amps the less back up time. But it will prevent a "power brownout and surge".
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