Tripp Lite SMART1500RMXL2UA Owner's Manual for SmartPro 2U Rackmount UPS 93314 - Page 8

External Battery Connection, Select Models - tripplite

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Optional Installation continued 3 External Battery Connection (Select Models) Your UPS comes with a robust internal A battery system; external batteries are needed only to extend runtime. Adding external batteries will increase recharge time as well as runtime. This UPS supports BP36V15-2U (limit 1) and BP36V42-3U 3 (unlimited). The illustration (see 3 ) shows the location of your UPS's External Battery Connector A where you will insert the battery pack cable. Complete installation instructions for your battery pack appear in the battery pack owner's manual. Make sure that cables are fully inserted into their connectors. Small sparks may result during battery connection; this is normal. Do not connect or disconnect battery packs when the UPS is running on battery power. CAUTION! When an external battery pack is connected, make sure the AC load does not exceed the nameplate rating. Select models are derated when an external battery pack is connected. See UPS nameplate label for derating details. When connecting external batteries to the UPS, go to the Tripp Lite website at www.tripplite.com/ en/support/bpconfig/index.cfm to download the External Battery Pack Utility software to configure your UPS for external battery support. Model Name SMART1500RMXL2UA SMART1500RM2U SMART1000RMXL2U Wattage with Internal Batteries Only 1350W 1350W 900W Wattage with External Batteries Attached 1200W N/A 800W Note: 1. The runtime will automatically recalculate once the External Battery Pack Tool process is complete. 2. If the setup will no longer include external batteries, the UPS can be configured to work without external batteries via the LCD Screen. See External Battery Settings Control section under Basic Operation for details. 3. If external battery packs are removed, the UPS must be reset to "NO EXTERNAL BATTERY" via the LCD interface or the External Battery Configuration Program available on the Tripp Lite website. Failure to do so may result in damage to the internal batteries due to over-charging. 8 201205186-93-3148.indb 8 6/19/2012 1:15:06 PM

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3
A
Optional Installation
continued
3
External Battery Connection
(Select Models)
Your
UPS
comes
with
a
robust
internal
battery
system;
external
batteries
are
needed
only
to
extend
runtime.
Adding
external batteries will increase recharge time
as
well
as
runtime.
This
UPS
supports
BP36V15-2U
(limit
1)
and
BP36V42-3U
(unlimited).
The illustration (see
3
) shows the location of your UPS’s External Battery Connector
A
where
you will insert the battery pack cable. Complete installation instructions for your battery pack
appear in the battery pack owner’s manual. Make sure that cables are fully inserted into their
connectors. Small sparks may result during battery connection; this is normal.
Do not connect or disconnect battery packs when the UPS is running on battery power.
CAUTION! When an external battery pack is connected, make sure the AC load does not
exceed the nameplate rating. Select models are derated when an external battery pack
is connected. See UPS nameplate label for derating details.
When connecting external batteries to the UPS, go to the Tripp Lite website at www.tripplite.com/
en/support/bpconfig/index.cfm to download the External Battery Pack Utility software to configure
your UPS for external battery support.
Model Name
Wattage with Internal
Batteries Only
Wattage with External
Batteries Attached
SMART1500RMXL2UA
1350W
1200W
SMART1500RM2U
1350W
N/A
SMART1000RMXL2U
900W
800W
Note:
1. The runtime will automatically recalculate once the External Battery Pack Tool process is complete.
2. If the setup will no longer include external batteries, the UPS can be configured to work without external
batteries via the LCD Screen. See External Battery Settings Control section under Basic Operation for details.
3. If external battery packs are removed, the UPS must be reset to “NO EXTERNAL BATTERY” via the LCD
interface or the External Battery Configuration Program available on the Tripp Lite website. Failure to do so
may result in damage to the internal batteries due to over-charging.
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6/19/2012
1:15:06 PM