[TriLUG] OT: looking for a UPS

[Brian Bell]

I have been using a CyberPower CPS1500AVR  1500VA/950 Watt UPS in my 
home office for about 2.5 yrs now.
It is available at TigerDirect.com: 
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=261661&CatId=235
Runs about $220 it says.  I got mine at Best Buy but it doesn't show up 
on their site when I just looked.

It may not be an APC system but, it has served me very well.  The 
batteries are accessible via a snap-off front cover.  I haven't replaced 
the batteries yet, but I have tested them and they seem to be still good 
(they also worked fine when the storms glitched my power last week).

It comes with a rackmount kit, but I have it sitting vertically in the 
provided stand.   It is currently supporting a Dell Dim. 4500, a Dell 
PE600SC, 2 vonage adapters, 1 linksys router, a dell switch and my cable 
modem.  Oh - and my two 17" LCD monitors.  

Just my 2c.

Best regards,
Brian




Joseph Mack NA3T wrote:
> I have a couple of old UPS's which are a major pain to replace the 
> batteries every 2yrs so I've just let the batteries die. As well I've 
> had a power loss and near lightning strik in the last week which have 
> blown ports on ethernet switches and killed a UPS (as well as tripping 
> the ground fault protected circuits in the house).
>
> I'm looking for a UPS where every 2yrs I can change the batteries 
> easily (just a little more complicated than changing a flashlight or 
> changing a car battery would be OK). The ones I have now I have take 
> out the screws, wrestle the case halves, apart unwire the batteries 
> and then reverse the process. I have one design that the whole UPS 
> falls apart when you unscrew it and you need zero gravity or to be a 
> gymnast to get it all together again. It shouldn't have to be that 
> way. Better would be - pop open a cover - pull out the batteries, 
> unwire the batteries and the reverse.
>
> I'm looking for UPSs that will power 2 desktops for 10-15 mins (just 
> enough to shut them down if it appears the power isn't coming back).
>
> Any recommendations for a UPS?
>
> I was hoping Batteries Plus had UPS's but they appear to only carry 
> batteries.
>
> Any recommendations for a vendor?
>
> Thanks Joe
>

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Brian Bell
Kneecap Interactive
919-321-1365
bbell at kneecap.net