Power conditioner UPS

Re: Power conditioner UPS

Lance Richens said:
"As with any battery back up system, the battery pack must be replaced periodically (typically every 2 years)"

That short on battery life?
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Depends on how you use the UPS. I get 2+ years from the UPSs on my external hard drives and CPU at home, they're on 24/7... we get 3+ years from our TrippLite SMART ups units used on consoles and system processors that get used a couple of times a week.

At our office I get just about 2 years from batteries on my desktop PC ups, running 24/7... power interruptions are frequent in our industrial neighborhood.
 
Re: Power conditioner UPS

Lance Richens said:
That Furman is beautiful & would fit nicely in a 6 space rack with two s-16's, but $750.00 & 35 pounds?
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There are two things making it expensive:
1) Double conversion UPS means no relay switching and much better power management. You want this.
2) SurgeX's surge protection technology actually works, doesn't fail without warning after an unknowable period of time and become a fire hazard, and won't dump surges into peripherally connected equipment. You definitely want this.

Frankly I was expecting it to be more expensive than it is. I think I paid almost $300 for a generic APC unit for my home back before Sandy.
 
Re: Power conditioner UPS

Bennett Prescott said:
There are two things making it expensive:
1) Double conversion UPS means no relay switching and much better power management. You want this.
2) SurgeX's surge protection technology actually works, doesn't fail without warning after an unknowable period of time and become a fire hazard, and won't dump surges into peripherally connected equipment. You definitely want this.

Frankly I was expecting it to be more expensive than it is. I think I paid almost $300 for a generic APC unit for my home back before Sandy.
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I definitely agree on the double conversion but doesn't Furman supposedly use different technology now instead of MOVs in everything but their ultra cheap models?

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And for those complaining about the weight, batteries are heavy.
 
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