Sorin Srbu wrote:
I've been buying from the Smart-UPS and Back-UPS range. Those should be ok, shouldn't they?
SmartUPS, OK. BackUPS, cheap consumer junk.
I've had to toss out dozens of various BackUPS units, mostly in the 450-600VA range... They act like they have a dead/weak battery, so I replace the battery with a brand new one, and the unit is dead. They are typically 2-3 years old at this point, so hardly worth bothering with.
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Sorin Srbu wrote:
I've been buying from the Smart-UPS and Back-UPS range. Those should be ok, shouldn't they?
SmartUPS, OK. BackUPS, cheap consumer junk.
I've had to toss out dozens of various BackUPS units, mostly in the 450-600VA range... They act like they have a dead/weak battery, so I replace the battery with a brand new one, and the unit is dead. They are typically 2-3 years old at this point, so hardly worth bothering with.
The APC UPS we still have left is a smallish SmartUPS. I exchanged the battery a couple of months ago. UPS still working fine as far as I can tell. Guess you're right, I'll stay away from the BackUPS-range, if we ever buy APC again. 8-/
Reason for getting BackUPS at all, was that I got more VA's for the buck. The funding I had at the time was very low. Didn't pay off in the long run, which I pointed out to my boss... ;-)
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