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Staples also has it on sale for $114.99 with free shipping.
Alternatively
TigerDirect has the APC Battery Back-UPS Pro BX1500M on sale for $114.99 with free shipping. Add cart to see price.
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In for 1 thanks OP! Extra $10 off with PayPal was nice, covered the tax.
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If you're really looking for long run times, you should get a deep cycle battery (golf cart/marine) and hook them directly up to any DC items you have (most devices that use a transformer could run...
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Get a power inverter in wattage that suites your needs. I actually did this in out last power outage. Brought a car battery in, hooked a power inverter to it and then hooked our modem up to it.
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That's what she said
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Haven't read any research on it but I would assume with newer power supplies, the waveform wouldn't matter entirely as your PC power supply does AC -> DC, and the DC signal is controlled regardless...
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Should I buy this or a surge protector like Panamax to protect my home theater equipment. Recently my Yamaha Aventage was fried from a power surge . Bought a new denon receiver and I really dont...
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APC uses better batteries than Cyberpower. I use a lot of these and I constantly have the Cyberpowers fail premature. APC batteries are either fresher or simply better internals.
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Amazon has it for $114 in stock.
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also $114.99 at:
Office Depot / Office Max
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yup but costco only sells the cyberpower varient. to me they are all the same as long as the functionality is there, but some people might be chasing after APC and not cyberpower.
Costco also has...
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I mean - you're being obtuse as well, and we're clearly not on the up and up.
Is the reason why lithium isn't being used in a UPS because of cost? Is it because weight savings isn't really important...
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Ok. Per your advice, I just went out and bought a battery. Now what? Where do I put it?
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Where? Can you send the link? i See it for 200+
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Got one at TigerDirect with the $10 off. Thx OP! Got a second one from Office Depot. Since it is a "sale" item their 20% coupons don't apply...however their 5x reward bonus points coupon does apply...
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Lithium is highly flammable. Qc is way tougher on them.
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On the charger, what I was implying was buy a battery with a 110 plug on it. They go on sale for 50-75 dollars for 150 watt hours. Put it on the charger till you need it then plug a power strip in it...
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This is out of stock everywhere.
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Thanks for the tip. However, for many this is still the preferred option. It has an ethernet port. You can use its sensors on a home automation system and gracefully run scripts to log in to...
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When they stop catching on fire so easily
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Oh good to know.
Can you just pop the batteries off the little cassette that's putting them in parallel? No glue or weird plastic tabs that you have to break?
Edit: looks like it's just the two...
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Costco sells them for 99.99 sometimes 89.9 when on sales in stores
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Anyone used these with a synology nas? They dont seem to be on the compatibility list..
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Don't post your assumptions! Active PFC power supplies (the new ones of which you speak) don't work well or like stepped sine and can fail or hiccup when they're used.
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Yes, I have this work with Synology DS412+
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Yeah I have two Cyberpower Pure Sine Waves running my PC and my server in the basement. I've got another APC that I recycled from work (I think it's actually Pure Sine as well) running my instant...
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Since this is more powerful UPS it has your regular 9ah/12v batteries connected together. So to replace, buy 2 batteries and pop them into provided connecter.
You can see on the photo 9ah/12v mark
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Is it worth getting the APC Back-UPS Pro BR1500MS from B&H for $203.99 over this? My APC XS1500 just died today so I need to order a replacement.
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Side note, if anyone is buying this to power something simple like a tv or modem and don't need it to turn on automatically and don't need all the fancy outlets and surge protection.
Then it's...
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Are you really asking why they dont make them so that they sell fewer units? You be like funny and stuff.
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FYI it looks like it uses some proprietary APC Battery cartridge, instead of your typical 12v sealed battery with two terminals on it.
Going to pass.
I'm sure you can get aftermarket batteries for...
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Ugh tiger direct ... not sure I want it now.
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Not sure if you're serious. There are aftermarket lithium batteries that people will put in their cars for weight savings. You'll see a lot of drivers who track their cars, or are looking to lighten...
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It doesn't seem to be the case for active PFC computer power supplies. CyberPower themselves attempt to explain why pure sine wave power is needed in some situations in their video:
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Thanks, Got one for the new PS5 and TV.
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Ironically, it's the newer power supplies that have issues with the stepped sine waves. I read about it some time ago, but I think it's a little overblown. I searched for info on my two Seasonic...
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Sizewise, if you're just looking for something to give you a few minutes to safely power down your machine during an outage, this is probably overkill. I used to run CAD programs and browsers with...
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OOS, but can be had here for $115 https://www.officedepot.com/a/products/574043/APC-Back-UPS-Pro-BX-Compact
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Yep, thankfully still using "regular" batteries that can be bought cheap from 3rd parties for less if one wants that.
I have 3 different APC UPS at home for past 5 years, all been working fine...
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Stop spreading this nonsense. Simulated sine wave works just fine for PCs. Every shill that posts this can never find a single verified example of it not working.
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