Summary of Contents for Best Power Fortress 750 VA
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USER GUIDE Fortress Rackmount 750 VA, 1050 VA, 1425 VA, 1800 VA, and 2250 VA...
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Important Notice The UPS ground (earth) conductor carries leakage current from the loads in addition to any leakage current generated by the UPS. This UPS generates no more than 0.5 mA of current (U model), or 1 mA of current (E model). To limit the total leakage current to 3.5 mA, the load leakage must be limited to 3 mA on the U model and 2.5 mA on the E model.
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Trained service technicians are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Just call Worldwide Service or the nearest Best Power office, or send a fax to the Worldwide Service Fax number. Please have your unit’s serial number available when you call;...
The installation and use of this product must comply with all national, federal, state, municipal, or local codes that apply. For assistance, call Best Power’s Worldwide Service or your local Best Power office.
UPS Features The Best Power Fortress provides protection against power problems, including power outages, brownouts, and sudden increases in power. It also provides spike suppression and line noise filtering to protect your equipment. Front panel LEDs and an audible alarm keep you aware of the unit’s sta- tus.
Rack Installation Mount the Fortress in a 19-inch (483-mm) EIA 310 C standard rack. Do not try to mount the unit if the rack is too wide. Install a stationary shelf or supporting angle brackets (available as standard rack hardware from electronics distributors) below the intended rack location for the Fortress.
Quick Startup If your Fortress UPS has a removable power cord, connect the power cord to the back of the unit. Plug the UPS into a wall outlet. If the Fortress is a U model, check to make sure that the rear panel Site Wiring Fault light is not lit.
Please fill out the warranty registration card and return it to your local Best Power office. If you are in the U.S.A. or Canada and you would like to activate the Warranty for Transient Voltage Surge Suppression, please return the registration card within 10 days of installation.
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Table 1: Symbols and LEDs Symbols and LEDs What It Means Steady: Acceptable input power is present. The unit is AC LINE running on line power. (Green) Off: No input power is present or the unit is switched off. Blinking: The unit is boosting or bucking utility power. Boost = Automatically increases low input power to prevent LINE CORRECTION the unit from switching to battery.
(located on the rear of the unit) available. If the unit must be returned, Best Power will give you a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) number. Phone Best Power for an RMA number before returning the unit for any reason.
Replacing the Batteries Fortress’s batteries are user-replaceable and can be replaced while the Fortress has AC input applied and powers the loads. This means that, if necessary, you can replace the batteries while the UPS is running. Before you replace the batteries, make sure that you read the safety information below.
Battery Replacement Instructions Phone Best Power’s Worldwide Service to order a replacement battery pack. It must be the same type and rating of the original batteries. See Battery information in Specifications. If it is necessary, the batteries may be replaced while the Fortress is running with the protected equipment attached.
Windows 3.X, 95 and NT Novell NetWare Best Power offers interface kits that allow you to connect many other computer systems to the Fortress communication port. For the following computer systems, or specific information on Best Power interface kits, call Best Power’s Worldwide Service or your local Best Power dealer.
DB-9 Pinouts Pin 1 RS232 Receive Data: Receives incoming RS232 communication data. Pin 2 RS232 Transmit Data: Sends outgoing RS232 communication data. Pin 3 Normally Open On-Battery Contact: A normally open contact that closes 15 seconds (pulls to Common) after the UPS switches to battery power. Pin 4 Common: The signal ground for all signal pins.
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Minimum Runtime (minutes): 750, 1050, 1425, and 2250VA Models: Full load: 5 minutes. Half load: 12 minutes. 1800VA Models: Full load: 7.5 minutes. Half load: 22 minutes. Transfer Time: 4 ms typical. Telephone line surge suppression for U models: per Bellcore 1089: 1.2/50msec waveform, ± 2kV peak, Compliant to UL497A.
These expenses will be paid by PURCHASER. If BEST POWER is unable to repair or replace the product to conform to this warranty after a reasonable number of attempts, BEST POWER will refund the purchase price. Remedies under this warranty are expressly limited to those specified above.
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No warranty is made with respect to other products sold by BEST POWER which do not bear the name BEST POWER, and no recommendation of such other product shall imply or constitute any warranty with respect to them.
PURCHASER shall represent that the Product sold has been properly installed and grounded in accordance with instructions received from BEST POWER, and the PURCHASER shall also specify the computer equipment to which the Product sold has been connected and the location of the computer equipment.
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Do not change voltage settings when unit is operating on batteries. To change the values, follow these steps: Press this button for 10 1. Press the button shown until LEDs on the front of the Fortress seconds (until blink. After the LEDs blink, three will stay lit and the Fortress all of the lights will beep for one second.
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Table 4: Voltage Settings for U Models (750, 1050, 1425, 1800, and 2250 VA) To Inverter Nominal To Inverter LEDs Lit Boost Buck (Input AC is Low) Voltage (Input AC is High) 2, 3, 4 (Default) 1, 3, 4 2, 3, 5 1, 3, 5 3, 4, 5 2, 4, 5...
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For Users in the United States only For 750 VA Model U Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B device pursuant to part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when this equip- ment is operated in a commercial environment.
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