Yes, Depends on what your load is. At home I'm using a SmartUPS3000
with 120AH batteries. It runs everything in my home office, plus the
waterheater/furnace (heat only). It's on a transfer switch to plug the
portable generator into it for an extended outage. Luckily I'm on all
underground utilities, knock on wood, have had 1 power outage in the 15
years we've lived here.
On 3/29/2020 8:33 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
What are you going to run off it, and what run time do you need? It
matters if you are running electronics or a sump pump, and if you just
want enough time to save your work or if you want to keep working for
a couple hours. Also most people have battery operated laptops and
tablets now which changes the UPS strategy.
Another factor is if it’s in a location where fan noise would be
bothersome. I’ve had good luck with Tripp Lite SU750XL, it is dual
conversion, replaceable battery, and Powerpole connector for external
extended runtime battery. But the fan runs all the time and it would
probably drive you crazy in a bedroom or home office. And if your
electronics aren’t fussy about the quality of the input power, dual
conversion is probably an expensive overkill.
*From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Colin Stanners
*Sent:* Sunday, March 29, 2020 7:43 AM
*To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Good Home UPS
We've seen many people use the APC Back-UPS series for a long time
without issues. Older models had replaceable batteries and will often
work fine with a new battery; they don't have a calibration command so
it's good to put a light load (30-50%) and let them run down to empty
once or twice so that they recalibrate themselves to the new battery.
Some new Back-UPS models don't have the replaceable batteries.
On Sun, Mar 29, 2020, 7:10 AM can...@believewireless.net
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What is a good UPS to use at home?
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