On 9/30/2014 10:28 AM, Valeri Galtsev wrote: > And APC is the best in > my experience. (Of course, there will be a couple of brands with hardware > on the same level...) actually, I'd take an Eaton Powerware (formerly Best Power) over a APC any day. APC BackUPS grade stuff is strictly cheap consumer gear, I've had dozens of them fail over the years, all different BU models, the battery fails, you put a new battery in and the UPS still won't work. They consistently overcharge the batteries so they die in 2-3 years, when they should last 5+. The APC SmartUPS stuff is significantly better, but also a lot more expensive. -- john r pierce 37N 122W somewhere on the middle of the left coast