Mitsubishi Electric 7011A Series single-phase UPS, 6-12 kVA

Mitsubishi's discontinued single-phase online UPS, with factory support ending January 2027 and a 0.7 rated power factor

Mitsubishi Electric 7011A Series single-phase UPS, 6-12 kVA is one of 22 UPS systems tracked in the SecondWatt catalogue, each with specifications, lead times and indicative secondary-market pricing.

Mitsubishi Electric 7011A dossier: 6-12 kVA single-phase, 0.7 power factor, factory support ending 01/2027, dealer pricing, and inspection tips.

The 7011A Series is a discontinued single-phase online double-conversion UPS from Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, rated 6.0, 8.0, 10.0 and 12.0 kVA. Its rated load power factor is 0.7, which is unusually low by modern standards and a real derate when sizing against a 0.9 or unity replacement: a 12 kVA 7011A delivers 8.4 kW. Input is 240/120 V single-phase or 208/120 V two-phase, output is 240/120, 208/120 or 120/120 V, and the battery bus is 216 VDC with a five-year design life. The support clock is the commercial fact. MEPPI classifies the 7011A as sustained support with an announced end date of January 2027 and names the 7011B as its replacement. MEPPI is also the only OEM in this category publishing a dated four-stage lifecycle table, and the same table shows what happens after: the 2033 series and 9800A-A through -D are obsolete with technical support and replacement parts no longer available. A consumables aftermarket is alive for the platform, with replacement battery kits for the 7011A-80, -100 and -120 sold by independent battery suppliers, and a long list of dealers holding or servicing units without published prices. Given the five-year battery design life and the 216 VDC string, any 7011A on the market today should be assumed to need a full battery replacement and priced cabinet only.

Why it matters

This is the category's clearest dated support cliff, and dated cliffs are what make a spares market legible. MEPPI publishes an exact month, January 2027, and names the successor.

Who buys it

Facilities running an installed 7011A that need a like-for-like replacement or spare before factory support ends, and service firms stocking against that deadline. New buyers should be routed to the 7011B successor, since a 7011A bought today has under a year of factory parts entitlement and then moves to the third-party broker market exactly as the 2033 series already has.

Role in the data center

Room-level or rack-adjacent single-phase UPS for small computer rooms, control systems and emergency lighting circuits, where its UL 924 listing matters.

Key specifications

Technical summary

Ratings: 7011A-60 6.0 kVA/4.2 kW; -80 8.0/5.6; -100 10.0/7.0; -12.0 12.0/8.4 Rated load power factor: 0.7 Input: 240/120 V single-phase or 208/120 V two-phase, 50/60 Hz plus or minus 5% Output: 240/120, 208/120 or 120/120 V, 50/60 Hz plus or minus 0.01% Topology: true online double conversion, IGBT converter and inverter Dimensions: 13.8 in W x 29.9 in D; 27.8 in H at 307 lb (-60), 40.6 in H at 507 lb (-80 to -12.0) Battery: sealed lead-acid, 216 VDC nominal, 5-year design life Standards: UL 1778, UL 924, cUL, FCC Class B, ISO 9001 Support: sustained support ending 01/2027; successor 7011B at 6-12 kVA Service intervals: fans every 5 years, capacitors every 15 years per MEPPI

Pricing and availability

Trend: up Lead time, new: Discontinued; the current equivalent is the 7011B. Lead time, used or refurbished: 1-3 weeks from parts distributors and independent dealers. Warranty, used: 1-year typical from refurbishment dealers.

Lifecycle and maintenance

Static UPS cabinets serve roughly 15 years, the figure Mitsubishi publishes directly alongside a lifecycle-parts-or-replace decision at 10-12 years. The wear items are documented: Eaton rates DC bus capacitors at 7 years of continuous duty and up to 10 under favorable conditions, while Vertiv field data gives 6 years for capacitors and 5-6 years or 40,000-50,000 hours for cooling fans. Batteries turn over far faster, at 3-5 years for sealed VRLA and 12-15 for flooded cells. Service life extension programs rebuild the power train inside the original shell, which is why cabinets routinely outlive their electronics.

Common failure points

• Battery strings — VRLA capacity fades below 80% of nameplate and takes the ride-through with it
• DC bus capacitors — Silent open-circuit loss, or a short that pops and sprays electrolyte across adjacent boards
• Cooling fans — Overheating transfers the load to bypass and leaves it unprotected
• Air filters and dust — Restricted airflow raises internal temperature and shortens capacitor life
• Static bypass switch — Failure to transfer strands the load during maintenance or overload
• Controls obsolescence — Discontinued display and logic boards turn a routine repair into a scavenger hunt

Inspection checklist

Battery age — sealed VRLA turns over at 3-5 years per Eaton lifecycle guidance; assume a full string past that Battery capacity — reject any string below 80% of nameplate capacity under IEEE 1188 practice Battery impedance — ohmic readings above 20% of the commissioning baseline condemn the cell Float voltage — verify 2.23-2.27 VPC at 25 degrees C; float current above 3x steady state flags thermal runaway Intercell connectors — thermal image every joint; a delta above 5 degrees C against neighbors triggers a capacity test DC bus capacitors — Eaton rates 7 years of continuous duty (10 optimal); Vertiv field data gives 6 years at 45,000-50,000 h Cooling fans — Vertiv field data gives 5-6 years or 40,000-50,000 hours; listen for bearing noise at the intake Air filters — pull every filter; a clogged element is the best single proxy for a cabinet that ran above 25 degrees C Load bank test — run 100% and 50% load bank steps; load banking is the de facto acceptance standard in this channel Static bypass — transfer to bypass and back under load 3 times; verify the SCR assembly and breaker interlocks Battery inclusion — get cells, cabinets and racks in writing; a battery package can reach 76% of a 30 kVA class deal Firmware and cards — verify current firmware and a working network card per Eaton's 11-point used-UPS guidance Lifecycle stage — check OEM support status; Mitsubishi's 4-stage table is the only dated public one in the category Documentation — manual, factory startup report and service history; Eaton flags 7-10 year units for capacitor work Removal conditions — verify rigging path, door widths and shutdown window; a 225 kVA cabinet runs 3,605-4,805 lb

Procurement channels

Radwell carries the part with its own warranty rather than as an authorized Mitsubishi distributor, and a long dealer list including Quality Power Solutions, Emergency Power, Mission Critical Facilities International, Static Power and Millennium UPS holds or services units without published prices. Replacement battery kits are available from independent battery suppliers.

Regional notes

North American product listed to UL 1778 and UL 924, built and serviced from MEPPI's Pittsburgh and Warrendale, Pennsylvania operations. MEPPI relocated and roughly doubled its California service facility in February 2026.