expiredphoinix | Staff posted Dec 30, 2022 08:19 AM
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expiredphoinix | Staff posted Dec 30, 2022 08:19 AM
APC UPS 1000VA Sine Wave UPS Battery Backup and Surge Protector - $148.30 + F/S - Amazon
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My unit has been working flawlessly since the day I got it. I have a 43" 4K TV, 1 desktop PC with a 400Watt PSU, a laptop, and some other miscellaneous devices. Makes me wonder what people have hooked up to them if they're causing the unit to melt.
These units are heavy AF. I was shocked when I went to pick it up after it was delivered. Not sure how TigerDirect made a profit on these units after the shipping costs, though it did take them over a month to ship it to me. I'm assuming they had them drop shipped right from APC.
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I know eaton is apparently the best out of the two but they're expensive.
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More likely, its just an inherent issue with lead acid batteries. You have your "expected" life expectancy of 3-5 years, but as someone who managed a fleet of roughly 26 vehicles, ranging from early 90s to 2017 model year, I can tell you that lead acid (sealed or not) is a crapshoot. Have had them fail less than a year in some cases, for no good reason. Daily driven vehicles with good alternators.
On the flip side, my last 12V car battery lasted 7 years exactly (on 20k miles of commuting) and the battery which replaced it is already going 7.5 years. Part of the reason why for UPS, I am not interested in going sealed lead acid in the future. Sure, they are fairly cheap to get replacement batteries from 3rd party, but before you get to that point, they will fail first, negating the purpose of getting the UPS in the first place. Aside from a few LiFePO4 units that can act as a UPS, I haven't seen any with a capacity that justifies the high cost yet.
More likely, its just an inherent issue with lead acid batteries. You have your "expected" life expectancy of 3-5 years, but as someone who managed a fleet of roughly 26 vehicles, ranging from early 90s to 2017 model year, I can tell you that lead acid (sealed or not) is a crapshoot. Have had them fail less than a year in some cases, for no good reason. Daily driven vehicles with good alternators.
On the flip side, my last 12V car battery lasted 7 years exactly (on 20k miles of commuting) and the battery which replaced it is already going 7.5 years. Part of the reason why for UPS, I am not interested in going sealed lead acid in the future. Sure, they are fairly cheap to get replacement batteries from 3rd party, but before you get to that point, they will fail first, negating the purpose of getting the UPS in the first place. Aside from a few LiFePO4 units that can act as a UPS, I haven't seen any with a capacity that justifies the high cost yet.
It's not valid to compare reliability in a car application, to reliability in a UPS application.
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Are all these things fine?
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EDIT: Except for some BS $12.75 'handling fee', so not really $164.
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