Rack-mount UPS at home?

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I've been given an old rack-mount UPS by a friend going out of
business. It is rated 120V, 12A, and has a different style plug to
what I'm used to.
Can I replace the plug with a regular 3-prong and use it in a regular
outlet at home, or is there a good reason the plug is designed that
way?
Thanks.
 
It's pretty common for a UPS such as that one to have a 120V 20A plug on it
with instead of having the two prongs parralel, they are at right angles to
each other.

That type of plug is used with a wall socket and wiring rated at 20A rather
than the normal 15A.

you CAN change the plug on the cord back to a standard 15A 'normal' plug and
use it at home IF the startup current doesn't exceed the rating of your home
circuit breaker.

or, if you have a circuit at home that used a 20A circuit breaker AND you
were positive that the house wireing was rated for 20A, you could install
the proper wall outlet at home.
 
I've been given an old rack-mount UPS by a friend going out of
business. It is rated 120V, 12A, and has a different style plug to
what I'm used to.
Can I replace the plug with a regular 3-prong and use it in a regular
outlet at home, or is there a good reason the plug is designed that
way?
Thanks.
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It may be a 20 amp plug...
but as long as the unit is rated less than 15 amps...
you can use a standard 15 amp plug
 
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