Smart UPS 1500 comes with built-in surge arrest?

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This was originally posted on APC forums on 2/9/2014

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Hi, just got my SmartUPS 1500 today and was wondering if the unit itself comes with a built-in surge arrest functionality or should I put it behind my APC surge arrest?

The official Tech Spec. shows there is Surge Protection and Filtering, but being completely ignorant of UPS I wasn't sure if it meant the built-in in-put surge arrest (for protecting the unit itself) or out-put (protect the connected equipments from surge).

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Jack:)

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This reply was originally posted by Joe on APC forums on 2/9/2014

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Yes, it has built-in surge protection.

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This was originally posted on APC forums on 2/9/2014

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Question is whether the built-in surge protection is for protecting the UPS or the devices connected to the USP.

[BillP]

This reply was originally posted by Joe on APC forums on 2/9/2014

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Both the unit itself and the connected load are protected.  As to connecting the UPS to the A/C line via an additional conditioning device, the general consensus is that you don't want to cascade surge protection so, no, don't connect it via another protection device.

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This was originally posted on APC forums on 2/9/2014

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I see, thanks for the quick clarification sir! Just freed up my surge protector for other devices