Any tips for buying a UPS for my battlestation? I just need my computer/monitors to stay on for a few minutes in the case of a short power outage. Thinking about getting this one. Is it a problem that this UPS has a lower wattage than my computer's power supply?
>>54448180
Buy a kill-a-watt, plug it in, test max load conditions. Or use one of those sites that guesstimate your max load.
>>54448180
it all depends on how long you need to keep it running, a 550W one won't keep you running on a gaming desktop for very long at all. Your best option is to get a used one that needs a new battery. Companies often ditch them at some point for newer higher capacity ones, you can use that to get a much better one for the same price. UPS battery stores around here also sell ones like that with new batteries and a warranty on both the unit and the battery.
>>54448565
I found the replacement batteries cost almost as much as the UPS does brand new. I ended up just buying another one ..
I had a 700VA one a while ago. It is very important to do a full discharge every month or else you're looking at a new battery every year. Unfortunately the motherboard died in mine after 3 years, right around the time the warranty ran out... I haven't purchased a replacement because I was pissed about that...
The claimed warranty on 100k damages sounds nce, but I'm skeptical.
I'm thinking about only buying a surge protector and calling it a day...
I've never had a use for it in the 3 years it was in service....
>>54448743
>important to do a full discharge every month
>Ni-MH
>2016
HAHAHAHA
>>54448743
I'm ^
>>54448640
Is right.
We had a UPS to protect our family PC which had about all of our family photos and vids of the last 10 years. A water pipe bursted upstairs and deatroyed the PC..
>>54448773
The OP didn't poost a specific model but I'm assuming it still uses the RBC 17 battery which is not NiMH. Also NiMH still have the memory effect regardless of the year of our lord
>>54448934
That's why you don't buy shit that has batteries with the memory effect unless you want to change your battery every year.
>>54448830
Why didn't you back-up your files?
>>54448953
But I guess this is why OP started this thread. I personally dont know any UPSs that use LiIon or polymer batteries because I imagine those would be very expensive. Please name better alternatives to APC UPSs. I'm genuinely interested.
