so I ordered this and found out it's nothing more than a glorified power strip with surge protection.
Be sure to note which of the plugs are surge protection only
Haven't had a power outage yet to test that feature however do love that there are 3 dedicated outlets for battery back up and 2 for just the surge protection.
It'll trip the surge protection and go into battery mode, forcing you to reset
I think the surge protection is still working, but the battery backup function is not working.
This UPS is a great value and with a $6 smart outlet provides the same monitoring ability as much more expensive models.
Great UPS system for the house been using it now for few months fantastic value for the money.
I have had two power outages since starting to buy these (started with 5 and I add one every month) and they worked as I expected them to.
They provide no sensors or computer connectivity, they will not shut your devices down when power fails, nor will they report battery data to NUT, but they are a decent value for what they are.
LED status light shows more than unit on and unit on UPS.C.
The led status light is pretty bright but a little tape takes care of that.
Plugged in my computer and monitor to the surge/battery outlets and an LED light to a surge only outlet.
I even power the living room light with it, and as that light is LED like all others in my apartment, it burns very little power but providing the same light intensity
The red light would stay lit solid saying there is a ground fault
the day after the install... we lost power, my internet stayed on and this kept me working
This unit has made it through many 100+ degree days with high humidity, and it has also made it through some cold days well below 30 degrees Fahrenheit
This unit has made it through many 100+ degree days with high humidity, and it has also made it through some cold days well below 30 degrees Fahrenheit
Today is the 6th day it has been connected and it still stinks as bad as day 1.
Not noticeable during noisy day, but annoying on quiet nights.
However it produces constant high pitch whine all the time
My pet peeve with electronics is that often power circuitry will have a high pitched whine that is clearly audible in quiet environments and extremely annoying
One of the two units I purchased emits a high pitched whine when the power is off
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By using an APC UPS, I am now able to save my hard drives, which contain valuable photos, videos and images from Panama City, Panama and Las Vegas Nevada.
The data became corrupted and the drive was unusable
Because I keep our desktop on along with the external hard drives (HDD) for the media streaming I was getting annoyed with the increase of power outages we have been experiencing
Over the summer, I lost one 8 TB hard drive when the power went off
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