Random APC Part of the month II

Even sillier than the the Serial cable surge suppressor is the APC AP9324... Alarm Beacon.

Part of the NetBotz series of products, this alarm beacon will "Quickly notify personnel of critical situations with a visible alarm signal"


Mercifully, it does not have an alarm or buzzer.  But in a pinch it can be turn your server room into a rave den.  Obviously people like this item, as its offered by hundreds of suppliers and is actually ranked 40,000 or so in electronics at Amazon.

September Transformer Clearance

While I have written that Stepdown transformers aren't really needed anymore, there are some applications where its so much easier to have 120volt outlets.

So for the rest of September most of our transformers are 33% off.

Beige 5kva 2U - XF52U - normally $275 >>NOW $183.75
Black 5kva 2U - XF52UB - normally $299 >>NOW $200.33
Black Isolation 5kva 3U - XF52ISOB - normally $455 >>NOW $304.85

The best 3000va 120v Rack mount Units

Our most popular type of UPS is the 3kva APC rackmount.  However, we offer at least 9 models meeting those specs.  They range from $409 for the 3U workhorse (303) to the super premium double conversion RT model (313g3).

For your reference, we have made a special table that allows you to sort by relative price, my rating and rack thickness.

The highest rated is the 3U workhorse (303) because its great value, good form factor, price and quality.   The lowest rated is the thin 2U 302b which has heat problems, but is still a very popular seller.   Most of the newer units (310b) and (333B) get low rates not because of quality but because of their much higher cost relative to what you get.   The highest rated unit that is expandable (XL) is the 315.

See the whole table here

Full Line of APC Symmetras

GreenlightUPS has a full line of the powerful modular APC Symmetras.

We have the classic SY Masterframe 16kva (SY16), Small PM 6kva rack mounts (SYPM6), Workhorse LX 8kva towers (SYLX8), and the awesome 3phase PX 80kva (SYPX80) systems

These systems offer great flexibility for server and equipment rooms.

Ordering with us in Sept... better check the Weather Channel

GreenlightUPS is based in South Florida, less than a mile from the Atlantic Ocean.   And in September, ground zero for hurricanes.  

GreenlightUPS is also an electrical and generator firm.   So when the NWS hurricane cones of uncertainty start including South Florida, our priority must shift to preparing for the storm.  Sometimes our contractual obligations force us to go through a lot of motions, even if the storm probably wont hit.

Bottomline, if Jim Cantore is standing anywhere in South Florida, you can bet that your UPS order probably isn't shipping for awhile.

Haven't I seen you somewhere... the many faces of WeBobUPS

Finally a customer sort of caught us in our multiple personalities.  Yes, we do run multiple refurbished websites and businesses.  However, these distinctions are not really a rouse, but more like different platforms.

Wesworth Electric, Inc., does have an eBay presence under a couple user names, we have the GreenlightUPS.com site, the 2ndGrid.com site and two others.  

GreenlightUPS.com is our nationwide platform, offering great warranties
Our ebay sites tend to offer greater value, but shorter warranty periods and less variety
2ndGrid focuses on several smaller local markets and resellers with newer products in pristine "A" shape.
The other platforms are a super value site and a regional branch serving the West Coast.

For the most part every one of them ends back with me, so don't be surprised if your two competing bids are both from a guy named Bob.

Dispatches from this weird economy PART1 - Freight Delays

As many of you know, we love shipping everything on pallets via truck freight.  Rarely does the product arrived damaged if we pack it right.  Freight offers good value based on it transit times and price for anyone with a commercial address.

However, some things are changing....

Since freight companies laid off hundreds of local drivers when the recession hit, they dont have the drivers to handle pickup and deliveries.   Just recently, a shipment waited 3 days in a LA terminal waiting for a truck to make the delivery.   Our freight company's local drivers are starting earlier and ending later.  Many of the big guys are hiring or pushing their local drivers to do crazy overtime.   Bottomline, is even small increases in freight are causing delays throughout the system.

So while freight is still good value, please understand that delivery dates aren't guaranteed.  Timely shipments need either to be Airport Freighted or FedEx'd.

Preview of Summer Newsletter

Later this week, our new quarterly newsletter will go out to our customers.

Inside you will get specials on the APC 3000va 5U unit ($50 off),  Accumetrics 700va Hvy Duty UPS ($50 off) and accessory specials like the  $1 rail kit off (with purchase of UPS) and the free Management Card for any APC online UPS.
Also you will learn about our new warranty and replacement covers
SignUp here for the newsletter and feel free to take advantages of the offers.

Best Technical Posts

Here are some of the posts that I refer customers the most often

• Why you must use a 30amp plug on a 3000va unit
• How to use a UPS for one or two entire circuits in an office
• Why UPSes really arent surge suppressors
• Understanding the types of high voltage systems

Finally Replacement Bezels for your UPS

GreenlightUPS is excited to launch it line of replacement APC battery bezel covers for the classic SmartUPS 3U and 5U units.

For years there has been a crazy shortage of battery covers for the SU3000RM3U units.  Even in our store, we offered coverless units for up to $50 off.   Not anymore....  we partnered with a metal shop to build us metal alternatives for these impossible to get covers.

Our metal plates are like the APC plastic ones with textured beige or black color matched paint, finished edges and grooved lock.  Instead of those cheap tabs that hold the unit in place, we used a magnet.   They look great and are priced competitively.

Learn more about the MBC 3U and MBC 5U plates....