Amazon has for
Prime Members:
CyberPower CP1500GAVR 10-Outlet 1500VA/900W AVR Line‑Interactive UPS Battery Backup for
$129.
Shipping is free.
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r3p3ro for posting this deal.
About this item:
- 1500VA/900W Line‑Interactive Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS): Provides simulated sine wave output and automatic voltage regulation (AVR) to deliver dependable battery backup power and protect computers, workstations, home office equipment, gaming consoles, and networking devices from outages, brownouts, and voltage fluctuations
- Five battery backup & surge‑protected outlets and five surge‑only outlets; Two widely spaced outlets to accommodate larger transformer plugs; INPUT: NEMA 5‑15P plug with a six‑foot power cord for flexible placement in home or office environments
- Multifunction LCD Panel displays real‑time UPS information, including battery capacity, load level, input voltage, and fault conditions—allowing users to monitor system performance at a glance; USB CONNECTIVITY: Supports PowerPanel software for system monitoring and safe shutdown during extended outages
- AUTOMATIC VOLTAGE REGULATION (AVR): Corrects minor power fluctuations without switching to battery power, helping extend battery life while ensuring stable, consistent output for sensitive electronics
- 3‑YEAR WARRANTY – INCLUDING THE BATTERY; Protected by a $500,000 Connected Equipment Guarantee and includes FREE PowerPanel Management Software (Download); UL SAFETY CERTIFIED: Tested in a UL‑certified lab and listed to meet or exceed rigorous safety and performance standards
Community Reviews
This CyberPower 1500VA UPS is a solid fit for keeping desktop gear and network equipment alive through blips, dips, and short outages. The AVR and battery backup are useful for protecting electronics, and the unit can handle surgey loads better than expected, even miter saw impulses in one setup. The main tradeoff is the simulated sine wave output, which can be fine for many PCs but has caused lag spikes and compatibility concerns with some power supplies and networking gear. Battery replacement is also part of the ownership cost, though replacement cells are available.
The pure-sine-wave CyberPower version can work better with modern electronics power supplies.
Replacement lead-acid batteries can cost far less than OEM packs when sourced from Amazon.
Pure-sine-wave UPS units can prevent internet lag spikes that occur with non-pure-sine-wave output.
Longer runtime is possible by switching to LiFePO4 power banks instead of repeatedly replacing lead-acid UPS batteries.
Dead UPS batteries can make the unit effectively lose capacity, and replacement batteries may be uncertain.
Lithium battery replacements may require matching dimensions and terminal location to fit correctly.
Simulated sine-wave output can be a dealbreaker for some buyers who want true sine wave.
Ethernet protection on some UPS units may be limited to Fast Ethernet, which can cause Gigabit Ethernet problems.
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About $50-60 more for the pure sine wave model when it's on sale. Please don't bash what you don't professionally understand.
Imagine if my doctor, mechanic, even drywall guy used those words. I would instantly know they were far from a PrOfEsSiOnAl. LOL.
Like I said, you do you. But I for one ain't throwing away $50-60 because a monster is supposedly under my bed based on a 3rd hand account gleaned from a reddit thread that he doesn't play nice with the gremlin who lives behind the sofa, and I don't want to take any chances
Imagine if my doctor, mechanic, even drywall guy used those words. I would instantly know they were far from a PrOfEsSiOnAl. LOL.
Like I said, you do you. But I for one ain't throwing away $50-60 because a monster is supposedly under my bed based on a 3rd hand account gleaned from a reddit thread that he doesn't play nice with the gremlin who lives behind the sofa, and I don't want to take any chances
I guess it's pretty serious.
"Tell me more about what model lifepo4 you are using? I am also tired of replacing ups batteries that only last a year."
Here's the model I'm using in my Cyberpower 1500VA (expired Slickdeal deal, but read the comments about reduced charging voltage.
It's a mixed bag, lower charging voltage profile means the Lithium battery only charges to 90-95% (shorter run-time, but that reduces stress on the internal cells that gives them an overall longer life-span, meaning fewer battery replacements)
https://slickdeals.net/f/18015219-2-pack-eco-worthy-12v-10ah-256wh-lithium-lifepo4-battery-deep-cycle-for-ups-55-99-free-shipping
-a defective UPS, nothing to do with the sine wave it was outputting.
-you may have solved the issue of a loose wire / connection by removing everything then reassembling. (<- major possibility)
-your router / modem may have been the issue AND your UPS was adding to the problem, the modem being less tolerant of out of spec power, which your UPS was delivering. The new UPS aligned better with that preference, so the problem went away. Again, nothing wave related. ('stacking tolerances' is the concept I am alluding to)
-your perceived internet issues may have been completely unrelated (<- major possibility)
-like someone else mentioned, if you had a 'Line‑Interactive' UPS like this one, the only time your equipment would even see the sine wave would be during an outage, and during an outage, having "spikes" to internet is completely expected and would be nearly impossible to blame on your UPS. The other 99.999% of the time, your internet equipment is going to be feeding off grid power so again, your UPS is not going to matter.
FWIW, if your modem / router cannot tolerate ANY properly functioning UPS....it is the problem That is the weak link unless the UPS was defective, then we are talking about a different problem. Full Stop.
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-a defective UPS, nothing to do with the sine wave it was outputting.
-you may have solved the issue of a loose wire / connection by removing everything then reassembling. (<- major possibility)
-your router / modem may have been the issue AND your UPS was adding to the problem, the modem being less tolerant of out of spec power, which your UPS was delivering. The new UPS aligned better with that preference, so the problem went away. Again, nothing wave related. ('stacking tolerances' is the concept I am alluding to)
-your perceived internet issues may have been completely unrelated (<- major possibility)
-like someone else mentioned, if you had a 'Line‑Interactive' UPS like this one, the only time your equipment would even see the sine wave would be during an outage, and during an outage, having "spikes" to internet is completely expected and would be nearly impossible to blame on your UPS. The other 99.999% of the time, your internet equipment is going to be feeding off grid power so again, your UPS is not going to matter.
FWIW, if your modem / router cannot tolerate ANY properly functioning UPS....it is the problem That is the weak link unless the UPS was defective, then we are talking about a different problem. Full Stop.
Another possibility is if the UPS had Ethernet protection that was only designed to handle Fast Ethernet (100mbps). That can cause issues with Gigabit Ethernet, even if everything still links at full speed.
Way too many factors to instantly blame on the sine wave type.
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