expired Posted by phoinix | Staff • Mar 20, 2023
Mar 20, 2023 10:07 AM
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expired Posted by phoinix | Staff • Mar 20, 2023
Mar 20, 2023 10:07 AM
10-Outlet APC BX1500M 1500 VA / 900W Battery Back-UPS
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Things like speakers could 'buzz' or the picture on the computer monitor can look fuzzy if it switches to to the backup and your power goes out, but it's not the end of the world. IMO you have other things to worry about than listening to your home entertainment system if the power is out.
The sine wave stuff only comes into play when you are on the battery backup power. The sine wave you get while getting power from the wall will be whatever/however clean your power company provides.. which I assume for most people you will not be on the power backup for 99.99% of the time. If you need a UPS, I wouldn't skip out on this just because it isn't a pure sine wave.
From a quick search, this is a good deal as with other APC units they require proprietary batteries, but this one you can use generics to replace the batteries when they go bad in a few years.
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Edit. Turns out I don't really need true sine wave for a high end workstation PC so I bought this.
If your computer's PSU has Active PFC (pretty much any decent PSU made in the last decade will), you want a Pure Sine Wave UPS.
Based on that knowledge, I don't even know what the intended use for the PSU in the OP is. For things other than a PC, I guess.
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If your computer's PSU has Active PFC (pretty much any decent PSU made in the last decade will), you want a Pure Sine Wave UPS.
Based on that knowledge, I don't even know what the intended use for the PSU in the OP is. For things other than a PC, I guess.
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Things like speakers could 'buzz' or the picture on the computer monitor can look fuzzy if it switches to to the backup and your power goes out, but it's not the end of the world. IMO you have other things to worry about than listening to your home entertainment system if the power is out.
The sine wave stuff only comes into play when you are on the battery backup power. The sine wave you get while getting power from the wall will be whatever/however clean your power company provides.. which I assume for most people you will not be on the power backup for 99.99% of the time. If you need a UPS, I wouldn't skip out on this just because it isn't a pure sine wave.
From a quick search, this is a good deal as with other APC units they require proprietary batteries, but this one you can use generics to replace the batteries when they go bad in a few years.
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CyberPower 1500VA/900Watts Simulated Sine Wave UPS Battery Backup with Surge Protection | Costco
though I can't tell if the Costco one has replaceable battery.
Edit:
Do you know if the unit turns back on after power is restored? I read somewhere that there was a model that requires you to press it back on. Not sure if it was this or one of those "generator" type batteries.
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I have a few of this exact UPS, with servers, gaming PCs, networking hardware, and plenty more on them. Zero problems, zero need for silly sine wave undercoating. There's no reason to hold out for something that costs more and delivers absolutely no additional value, just get this.
And doesn't matter at all for 99.99% of the time when the unit is running off utility power anyway.