Looking to power a desktop for ~30 minutes. I have both the old APC Back-UPS and Tripp Lite SU750XL but was curious if there were any new options available that might be better.
On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 10:52 AM Nate Burke <n...@blastcomm.com> wrote: > 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> <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> <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 < > p...@believewireless.net> wrote: > > What is a good UPS to use at home? > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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