expired Posted by Samiam7 • Jul 28, 2021
Jul 28, 2021 9:54 PM
Item 1 of 6
Item 1 of 6
expired Posted by Samiam7 • Jul 28, 2021
Jul 28, 2021 9:54 PM
APC BE425M Back-UPS 255W / 425VA 6-Outlet Surge Protector & Battery Backup
+ Free Shipping$40
$53
24% offTigerDirect
Visit TigerDirectGood Deal
Bad Deal
Save
Share
Leave a Comment
Top Comments
It also appears that the battery is not user-replaceable on this model. Not knocking that the price/value isn't pretty good, but things to keep in mind.
41 Comments
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
It also appears that the battery is not user-replaceable on this model. Not knocking that the price/value isn't pretty good, but things to keep in mind.
These are no more difficult or dangerous (LOL seriously?) than any other UPS. i.e. you can always plug in the battery backwards if you want to. Yeah, you will see a green circuit board near the battery and no you shouldn't work on these plugged in or poking at the electronics. But, they are no more complex or risky.
HOWEVER these have a slightly non-standard lead acid battery (I think they were 12V 3.5 4 or 5AH) which will run about $30-$40 vs the standard 12V 7AH batteries that most 1000VAish units take which run $20 ea (usually needing a pair of them) so take that for what it's worth.
The ones we do have deployed seem to be quite reliable as compared to the tower units we have which seem to have a 10-20% / yr failure rate (fail not battery going bad).
https://youtu.be/CsRTYQmFYF4?t=4
https://www.amazon.com/Mighty-Max...B079ZCJYP
https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI.../308460871 [homedepot.com]
You can probably get it cheaper once it shows up on Direct Tools Outlet or goes clearance at Home Depot, but if you are not in the Ryobi tool system you can add two 4AH batteries and charger for a $100 total https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI.../315424283 [homedepot.com]
It looks like that deal sold out online, but if you find a store with the inverter and batteries it will still work until August 1st.
Regardless I think the inverter with Lithium tool batteries is the way to go for your modem/router. Battery is easily replaceable, they don't lose their charge as quickly over long periods of time, and that saves you some $ on your energy bill. You can also use the batteries in your tools. If your internet connection is mission critical the UPS is better, but that short runtime is going to make you need to find a solution in an hour or so anyway when it dies not to mention the higher up front cost for each minute of power and the constant draw added to your meter.
I don't have a 40V battery, but I did find this at direct tools outlet:
https://www.directtools
Pure Sine Wave too! No idea how much the battery cost though. Probably pricey.
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
I have tried to use the PC software in the past to set them up to disable the alarm. I thought this worked, but I also remember a late night episode when the alarm was going off, and I connected my laptop to the UPC to turn off the alarm, but as soon as I hooked up the laptop, it shut down because you could not put the software in manage only state. The software always shut down the PC when the UPC was on battery mode and I couldn't get the alarm turned off fast enough before the shutdown started. So I smashed the power button and hard shut down all my equipment and went back to bed.
It seems that APC took an extra decade to figure out that we could use their products to keep our DVRs and routers powered up. I remember calling them about this and they said that their UPS where not designed for anything but a PC and it was basically tough s*** that I didn't like the alarm going off because I was using their product in an unauthorized manner. Their customer service was crap.
And it is basically unbelievable that they switched to non-replaceable batteries. They sell replacement batteries for 2-3x the cost of generics. Maybe people stopped buying their overpriced replacements.
I have tried to use the PC software in the past to set them up to disable the alarm. I thought this worked, but I also remember a late night episode when the alarm was going off, and I connected my laptop to the UPC to turn off the alarm, but as soon as I hooked up the laptop, it shut down because you could not put the software in manage only state. The software always shut down the PC when the UPC was on battery mode and I couldn't get the alarm turned off fast enough before the shutdown started. So I smashed the power button and hard shut down all my equipment and went back to bed.
It seems that APC took an extra decade to figure out that we could use their products to keep our DVRs and routers powered up. I remember calling them about this and they said that their UPS where not designed for anything but a PC and it was basically tough s*** that I didn't like the alarm going off because I was using their product in an unauthorized manner. Their customer service was crap.
And it is basically unbelievable that they switched to non-replaceable batteries. They sell replacement batteries for 2-3x the cost of generics. Maybe people stopped buying their overpriced replacements.
Stay away at all costs!
Leave a Comment