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I searched Cyperpower, so hope it's not a repost.
It's $165 on Amazon.
https://computers.woot.com/offers...clcd-ups-2
A mini-tower UPS with line interactive topology, the CyberPower PFC Sinewave CP1000PFCLCD provides battery backup (using sine wave output) and surge protection for desktop computers, workstations, networking devices, and home entertainment systems requiring active PFC power source compatibility.
The CP1000PFCLCD features an advanced multifunction control panel with a color LCD to quickly confirm status and alerts at-a-glance. The screen tilts for easy viewing when the UPS is placed in a low position such as under a desk. Two USB charge ports (one Type-A and one Type-C) power portable devices such as mobile phones and tablets, even during a utility power failure.
The CP1000PFCLCD uses Automatic Voltage Regulation (AVR) to correct minor power fluctuations without switching to battery power, which extends battery life. AVR is essential in areas where power fluctuations occur frequently. The CP1000PFCLCD comes with a three-year warranty (including coverage of batteries) and a $350,000 Connected Equipment Guarantee.
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going price on other sites is $165, so saving about $35
note that this takes one 12v battery. the battery is about $20. so $20 of that $130 is the cost of the battery -- edit credit to PureDreams
batteries last up to 3-5 years, depending upon your power dips/outages.
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To avoid surprise battery death one should test their UPS at least once every year. It's simple with the self test feature or one could just unplug the unit to see if the battery can keep the devices connected to it running.
going price on other sites is $165, so saving about $35
note that this takes one 12v battery. the battery is about $20. so $20 of that $130 is the cost of the battery -- edit credit to PureDreams
batteries last up to 3-5 years, depending upon your power dips/outages.
It was pretty windy out, so having the lights dim/flicker isn't unexpected. The issue is, I'm not sure if the lights dimming was wind-related or UPS related. AFAIK, the UPS should stay powered on and not have an issue with power dips/surges vs shutting off completely.
It did power back on, while unplugged, and I didn't have any other issues. It's roughly 4 years old and has gotten "real" use about 5-6 times, and a couple dozen events of power going out for 1-10 seconds. I always lose power while on the PC and hadn't any issues since the other day, when the power didn't go out. So it is a bit concerning now. Might have to pop up the user manual and see if that was some sort of safety or if maybe my settings are a bit off.
We've since replaced our APC's with Cyberpower and not had any issues.
It did power back on, while unplugged, and I didn't have any other issues. It's roughly 4 years old and has gotten "real" use about 5-6 times, and a couple dozen events of power going out for 1-10 seconds. I always lose power while on the PC and hadn't any issues since the other day, when the power didn't go out. So it is a bit concerning now. Might have to pop up the user manual and see if that was some sort of safety or if maybe my settings are a bit off.
And fortunately I have homeowner's insurance.
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I would think something being a deal would depend on whether it's going to burn down your house. I'll just assume you have no answer or helpful response... and you might want to stop making false claims/implications of houses burning down (or at least be able to back up the claim). Just a thought.
We've since replaced our APC's with Cyberpower and not had any issues.
https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/...re_hazard/
Your "useful" contribution to this discussion has been telling me to replace a battery that hasn't failed, and that it doesn't matter if you have a fire as you have insurance. God I hope nobody other than you lives there.
Regardless, welcome to my ignore list buddy.
We've since replaced our APC's with Cyberpower and not had any issues.
When the power came back on you likely got an external transient surge which the UPS didn't mitigate. Surge protection is included in UPS systems but you don't typically want to rely just on that. We have surge protectors at the breaker panels in our data rooms to remove the surge before getting to equipment, so hopefully the UPS never sees it. Surge protection also degrades over time. Every power surge your surge protector absorbs decreases the amount of future joules it absorbs (which is another reason the average person shouldn't keep a UPS forever by just swapping new batteries in). If this server is out on the floor, and you had some large motorized device power up near the server when power came on, that could have created an internal transient surge, which only the surge protection on the UPS could mitigate. If that had been happening regularly, over time the surge protection on that UPS could have been compromised, meaning the same could be happening with the UPS you purchased as a replacement.
TL/DR You could have internal transient surges degrading over time the UPS's ability to mitigate a large future surge that will fry the server again.
I had an old APC die this past summer. It just stopped working completely and had a constant beep, and some old UPS we had in a server room at work also just gave a constant beeping when the batteries were dead. I'll just have to dig a bit and see what I can find. Maybe it'll push me into the direction of a LiPo /LiFePO4 power generator with solar input, then I won't have to worry about it for a decade or two.
When the power came back on you likely got an external transient surge which the UPS didn't mitigate. Surge protection is included in UPS systems but you don't typically want to rely just on that. We have surge protectors at the breaker panels in our data rooms to remove the surge before getting to equipment, so hopefully the UPS never sees it. Surge protection also degrades over time. Every power surge your surge protector absorbs decreases the amount of future joules it absorbs (which is another reason the average person shouldn't keep a UPS forever by just swapping new batteries in). If this server is out on the floor, and you had some large motorized device power up near the server when power came on, that could have created an internal transient surge, which only the surge protection on the UPS could mitigate. If that had been happening regularly, over time the surge protection on that UPS could have been compromised, meaning the same could be happening with the UPS you purchased as a replacement.
TL/DR You could have internal transient surges degrading over time the UPS's ability to mitigate a large future surge that will fry the server again.
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