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Is a UPS really helpful?
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<blockquote data-quote="2cvbloke" data-source="post: 980665" data-attributes="member: 199791"><p>I have four UPS units (only three in use though), Two Tripp Lites, a Trust (that arrived smashed, but with a lot of glue & zip-ties, I rebuilt it) and a Belkin, can't recall their ratings off the top of my head though...</p><p></p><p>The Trust is hooked up to my lamps and my TV, the larger Tripp Lite to my media server-come-IPCam recorder and my gaming PC, and the smaller Tripp Lite is running my networking (bar the FTTC modem downstairs, may get another small UPS to use on that), the Belkin I don't really use as a UPS, it's noisy and to be honest it runs out of juice too quickly despite containing the same spec batteries as the larger Tripp Lite...</p><p></p><p>So the Belkin UPS I just use as a self-contained inverter power supply to run the lights out in the back shed when I'm tinkering with stuff out there, usually get a couple of hours out of it running 2x 10w LED floods and a twin fluorescent fitting with a pair of 9w LED tubes, even managed to run a washing machine off it briefly, but the washer's motor sounded extremely angry with the modified sine wave output... <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="2cvbloke, post: 980665, member: 199791"] I have four UPS units (only three in use though), Two Tripp Lites, a Trust (that arrived smashed, but with a lot of glue & zip-ties, I rebuilt it) and a Belkin, can't recall their ratings off the top of my head though... The Trust is hooked up to my lamps and my TV, the larger Tripp Lite to my media server-come-IPCam recorder and my gaming PC, and the smaller Tripp Lite is running my networking (bar the FTTC modem downstairs, may get another small UPS to use on that), the Belkin I don't really use as a UPS, it's noisy and to be honest it runs out of juice too quickly despite containing the same spec batteries as the larger Tripp Lite... So the Belkin UPS I just use as a self-contained inverter power supply to run the lights out in the back shed when I'm tinkering with stuff out there, usually get a couple of hours out of it running 2x 10w LED floods and a twin fluorescent fitting with a pair of 9w LED tubes, even managed to run a washing machine off it briefly, but the washer's motor sounded extremely angry with the modified sine wave output... :) [/QUOTE]
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