#UPS recommendation

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bright shale
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Does anyone have a recommendation for a small UPS which can run:

  • Dell Optiplex 3040 Micro
  • Netgear Switch
  • Virgin Router
  • Eero
wispy creek
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What's the total power draw? Can you put them all on one power strip and use a Kill-A-Watt or a Ponnie PN2000 or similar? How long do you want them to run? Do you want to try and get the Optiplex to shut down gracefully instead of just powering off?

In general, if you want a plug and play, an APC Back-UPS Pro 1500 with AVR (automatic voltage regulation; i.e. it compensates for brownouts and slight overvoltage without going to battery) and true since wave output has the juice for quite a lot, though you'll replace batteries every 2-4 years. Eaton has some true sine wave equipment with AVR as well that should be reliable.

polar forge
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Anything small from APC will be fine. I rather like my Back-UPS CS 500. Now on its third battery. Works well with apcupsd though that’s also a bit out dated. HA integration is great.

kindred dune
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I honestly hate APC, every, single, one, of their UPSes that I've purchased have crapped out on me inside 2 years. (like 5-7 so far)
I understand lithium ion batteries significantly degrade by 2 years... I replaced the batteries and the electronics were bad.

polar forge
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Looks like the Back-UPS CS 500 is still being made, 15 years or so after I bought mine. Cool.

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Odd. We used a lot of em at work. It almost seemed like they had a monopoly. But that personal unit has been going strong for 15 years. 3rd battery. Good old lead acid. Reconditioned batteries for the 2nd and 3rd and yeap they hold the charge, I test them.

uneven kelp
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I use my APC Bavk-UPS Pro 1500 since about 10 years to buffer my NASes, Router, Switches, Smart home System and my SIP phones (PoE) and have changed the battery pack twice. I'm also on the 3rd battery pack. I'm happy with it so far. Size depends on time you wana buffer by a power outage.

hollow gyro
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I user CyberPower and they have been great...cheaper than APC

jade fulcrum
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I use the eaton 3s and eclipse models. No annoying hum, doesn't get too hot, uses < 5W standby and is cheap.

plush moss
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i've had a second-hand Eaton Ellipse Pro that lasted like 2 years

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i've read so much disappointed customers with Eaton and APC consumer-grade UPSes that i fell back to an older, dumb MGE Ellipse

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probably from the 2000s

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it's been great for my usage so far (simple 50W homelab) but last week the (8 years-old) battery died without notice

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i'd have liked the UPS to warn me but eh 🤷‍♂️ longevity/features/price, pick two

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from my research, seems like nobody wants to fill the gap between shitty consumer UPS and professional UPS

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and pro UPSses need a minimum current draw in order to function properly, which i can't provide with 50W

peak leaf
slate mulch
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Knowing ubiquity, this thing will be anything but reliable

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Quite a wonder how most brands still barely got a couple minutes of runtime for prices youd get multiple hours out of common power stations