You're thinking of the BackUPS units for desktops. Yes those suck. SmartUPS needs batteries to start and power on. Anything from roughly 2005+ you can unplug the batteries and put in new ones and it will continue providing power to your gear.
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 3:11 PM, Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote: > I hate UPS where open battery circuit == no power. It's extremely common > in desktop models though. > > > > On 11/2/2015 2:49 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: > > Most SmartUPS need batteries to switch on, yes. > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 2:47 PM, Paul McCall <[email protected]> wrote: > >> We have a bunch of surplus larger (2K plus) 110v APCs that we acquired >> without batteries, part of a larger lot of “stuff”. >> >> >> >> Do they have to have batteries in them to even power on? First few we >> tried don’t power up, and before I chase my tail or jump to conclusions, I >> figured I would ask. >> >> >> >> Paul >> >> >> >> Paul McCall, Pres. >> >> PDMNet / Florida Broadband >> >> 658 Old Dixie Highway >> >> Vero Beach, FL 32962 >> >> 772-564-6800 office >> >> 772-473-0352 cell >> >> www.pdmnet.com >> >> [email protected] >> >> >> > > >
