No, Duncan, no hot button. This was supposed to be a different threat
(maybe I should have named it differently??), I don't need a UPS now,
but I don't think we've discussed UPS's very heavily on the list. Just
looking for other's experiences. APC wouldn't still be in business if
all they had was crap.
The cyberpower reviews I've read come down to a low number of initial
problems, however, once there is a problem, they are slow to respond.
That's similar to a lot of companies.
I've never worked on inverters, so I can't say as to how difficult it is
to supply a true sinisoidal waveform. One thought that does come to
mind is whether a UPS can do power factor correction. Again, that's an
area I haven't had to do anything in, so far.
If you want a real 'hot button', ask me about PTC, the makers of
MathCAD....;-)
Steve
On 10/12/2013 4:15 PM, DSinc wrote:
Steve,
I get it. You have a hot button. Fine. I'd be on the email, phone,
whatever, if the replacement ups is still doing the same sh*t!
Who knows? Maybe you got somebody else's bad ups back. I mean stuff
happens.
I know not much about CyberPower. I'm still looking at them. They read
well, but, I'm not ready to drop their kinda dollars yet. Fine, just
call me a dweeb. I've given up on tripp-lite, junk! JMHO.
I'll say this straight out! I do not trust any 'user reviews' on
newegg or amazon. Period. I know how they can be faked. And, I refuse
to try and track down someone who wrote a really 'good' review. I am
still waiting for Cyber Power to prove/discuss how they believe they
supply 'sinisoidal' AC power. I have seen nothing in the past 3 years.
But, I check in from time to time to look for updates. None yet.
Yes, this is a personal itch for me! I admit this. I'm just not ready
to test/try out Cyber PowerATM.
Yes, I get that full sine AC is tough to do, but, I would have thought
that by 2013 somebody could step up and just do it. Maybe my wish is
still 'rocket science' but, I am suspicious. Can't say yea or ney.
Maybe Cyber Power is worth a look. YMMV.
Best,
Duncan
Best,
Duncan
On 10/12/2013 15:46, Steve Tomporowski wrote:
Since the subject has been brought up, what's a good company/UPS to
get? Right now I have two of the APC Back-ups line (XS 1000 and XS
1300). The XS 1300 has had a problem with USB from day one, so I'm
not impressed with APC hardware, but I have experienced good customer
service from them. They replaced the XS 1300 once, however, it still
exhibits the same problem, dropping out and not detected. And, of
course, the website blames every but the UPS itself (and the phase of
the moon).
Looking at Amazon and Newegg, I've noticed that Cyberpower gets high
marks, much higher than APC, but there are also complaints on their
customer service.
Experiences?
Thanks...Steve
