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Falcon® Electric, Inc. Ron Seredian – Media Relations Manager rons@falconups.com 800-842-6940

 

 

Falcon® Electric’s Award Winning SG Series™ UPS Plus®
Now Includes Optional Ten-year-rated Batteries

Palm Springs, CA. – January 25, 2010 – Falcon Electric, Inc., (www.falconups.com) an award-winning manufacturer of Uninterruptible Power Systems (UPS) and exhibitor at LabAutomation 2010 (booth #133), today announced a new optional ten-year rated long-life battery in its SG Series UPS Plus product line.

These batteries are rated to last twice the service life of standard five-year batteries. Since these new batteries cost more, they will remain an option on Falcon’s flagship line of UPSes. The new batteries will give users the ability to operate their Falcon UPS for up to a decade without maintenance.

The new batteries are rated for ten years of expected life in a temperature-controlled environment (up to 25º C). Of equal importance, because of its true regenerative on-line design, the SG Series UPS does not fall into the "over-cycling" pitfall imposed by the "buck-boost" feature of line-interactive UPSes.

"The new long-life, batteries used in a controlled environment, like an automated lab or computer network, will give users a up to a decade without UPS maintenance, " said Paul Newman, Director of Manufacturing-Engineering at Falcon Electric. “Scientists using line-interactive UPSes are thrilled with the idea of not having to maintain their UPS for ten years, saving them a lot of money.”

Typically, batteries are the only element of an UPS that requires regular maintenance, other than a fan that must be replaced after about 10 years. Users are instructed to ensure the environment is free of dust, moisture and is well ventilated.

For unattended OS shutdown and easy monitoring of the UPS system, Falcon’s UPSilon® shutdown and management software supports Windows® platforms, including Windows 7, Vista, as well as Novell NetWare® 5 & 6, LINUX and FreeBSD. For remote management, users may purchase an optional SNMP/HTTP agent board – the more secure IPv6 version - that installs directly inside the UPS and provides a TCP-IP addressable, 10/100 Ethernet communications for remote monitoring and management.

Pricing for the SG Series with the new batteries starts at $796.00 for the 800VA model (SG 800-1T). For more information on the new SG Series UPS Plus, contact Falcon at 800-842-6940 or email rons@falconups.com.

About Falcon Electric:

Headquartered in Irwindale, Calif., Falcon Electric, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of award-winning power protection and conversion solutions. For over 20 years, Falcon has been dedicated to offering the latest in technology, superior engineering standards, and unmatched technical support and customized solutions. Falcon manufactures power systems that meet the exacting standards of the military/aerospace, scientific/labs, industrial automation, computer, telecommunications and other industries that demand the highest product reliability to meet their critical power needs. For more information about Falcon Electric and its innovative products, visit www.falconups.com.