I have wasted many hours (as well as phone calls to Addis Ababa) in attempts to BUY a BX500CI configured for 240VAC at 50Hz for use in Addis Ababa.
Such a beast is not available in the USA, as all (home use) units available here are 120v 60Hz, and APC refuses to even consider rewiring / reconfiguring a US model.
They seem to be available in Egypt and Ethiopia, and perhaps in Addis Ababa - making this request potentially simple and easy.
Then again, APC UPSes seem to be available here.
I am beginning to wonder if APC _makes_ them, as responses to e-mail queries are not exactly responsive, to say the least.
Does anyone in this NG have a contact (in US or Ethiopia) that knows how to (a) read, AND (b) respond in a positive manner?