Question Regarding Humidity

[Anonymous user]

I recently bought me and APC backUPS 450va to plug my PC into to protect me against brownouts. My concern is the humidity as I live in Louisiana - where it can get quite humid, especially during the summer months when it can get quite warm in my room. Anyhow, is this something I should be concerned about while using a UPS? Or do the benefits of using one outweigh what the humidity can cause?

[BillP · Accepted solution]

Hi,

If the Back-UPS is a BE450G these are the environment thresholds

• Operating Temperature 32 - 104 °F ( 0 - 40 °C )
• Operating Relative Humidity 5 - 95 %
• Operating Elevation 0-10000ft ( 0-3000meters )
• Storage Temperature -15 - 45 °C
• Storage Relative Humidity 5 - 95 %
• Storage Elevation 0-50000ft ( 0-15000meters )
• Audible noise at 1 meter from surface of unit 45.0dBA
• Online thermal dissipation 16.0BTU/hr