General Suggestions

[BillP]

This question was originally posted by Scott on APC forums on 6/10/2010

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Consider being a bit more explicit with your model numbers. Example: When I ask our purchasing dept. or a vendor about replacement batteries for a Smart UPS 1500 they sometimes get confused and ask if I mean the rack mount, or they just purchase or quote the wrong one. The tower is SUA1500, and the rack mount is SUA1500RM2U. If the tower was something like SUA1500*T*, perhaps they would be less likely to assume that I mean the rack mount but neglected (or was too lazy;-) to provide the entire model number.

[BillP]

This reply was originally posted by Scott on APC forums on 6/10/2010

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Ok. Thanks. Doesn't have to be "T". Could be "TT" or "TOW" or "D" for Desktop, or "H" for Home, ...
I'm sure they can come up with something. 🙂

[BillP · Accepted solution]

This reply was originally posted by Scott on APC forums on 6/10/2010

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Consider being a bit more explicit with your model numbers. Example: When I ask our purchasing dept. or a vendor about replacement batteries for a Smart UPS 1500 they sometimes get confused and ask if I mean the rack mount, or they just purchase or quote the wrong one. The tower is SUA1500, and the rack mount is SUA1500RM2U. If the tower was something like SUA1500*T*, perhaps they would be less likely to assume that I mean the rack mount but neglected (or was too lazy;-) to provide the entire model number.