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11 Aug, 2025

£1277.93 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
If you’re buying this, you’re usually trying to solve one problem: how to run a neat, safe cable run between a Symmetra LX UPS and its battery cabinet without improvising. The “it just fits the system” aspect matters in a UK office/IT room where uptime and neatness actually count. At £1060.33 ex-VAT, though, this is not a casual add-on—so I’d only buy it if you’ve confirmed you specifically need this 4.5m cable run and it’s compatible with your exact Symmetra LX setup. Otherwise, you’ll be paying a lot for something you could have avoided by choosing the right placement during installation.
Who should buy: teams with existing APC Symmetra LX deployments where the UPS and cabinet are physically separated and you want a proper, purpose-made interconnect rather than third-party trial-and-error. Who should think twice: anyone building a new layout, anyone still planning cabinet/UPS placement, or anyone whose “need” is more of a one-off convenience than a hard requirement. In short—good buy when you’ve got a confirmed installation need; hard to justify if you don’t already know the distance, compatibility, and routing constraints. If you tell me your UPS model and how far apart the units are, I can sanity-check whether paying for a fixed 4.5m solution is actually the right move.

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