Hard to go wrong with a Generac. They really are not that expensive.
From: Colin Stanners
Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2020 9:48 AM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Good Home UPS
Most consumer UPSes only come with enough battery to power their full load for
5-10min so to power a 250W-using desktop and monitor for 30min I think that
you'd need the amount of batteries (2x 12V 12AH) usually seen in 1000-1500VA
UPS models.
There's not much "better" with non-network UPSes as the service provided and
reliability has not changed noticeably in over 20 years.
On Sun, Mar 29, 2020, 10:35 AM can...@believewireless.net,
<p...@believewireless.net> wrote:
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 mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com On Behalf Of Colin Stanners
Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2020 7:43 AM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group mailto: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?
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