• Reviews around power failure (1.53 of 5)

    CyberPower CP425SLG Standby UPS System, 425VA/255W, 8 Outlets, Compact

    • Everything seems to be working OK, though I haven't retested the power failure mode yet
    • No need to be around during a power failure, the downloaded software wiill automatically shut down your desktop saving you from a hard drive crash
    • My phone is voip so that system is also backed up & never failed to work during power failures
    • I bought this to hook up to a NAS and allow it time to properly shut down in the event of a power failure
    • at your house you will see your lights flash for 1 second 3 times in a row before a power failure hits.
    • After a month or so we had a power failure and it immediately sounded an alarm and wouldn't go back on power even though it was only out for a second
    • I have thought about supplying an external automotive battery so it can keep running for hours during a power failure
    • The Cyber Power provides plenty of time for a safe shutdown during power failure.
    • I noticed a number of people leaving negative reviews on this inexpensive UPS, saying that you cannot silence the alarm during a power failure.
    • You can download software from the cyberpower website that will allow it to turn off the computer in case of a power failure
    • It will do this 3 times in a row before opening for good causing a power failure
    • It will do this 3 times in a row before opening for good causing a power failure
    • Works perfect and has saved me much grief as power failures due to(squirrel falling from its cage) our NV Power company are still present and haven't had preventive solution in place for over 30+ years.
    • It's a small price to pay for the insurance these things offer against losing your work when the power fails or worse yet a sudden power failure without time to shut it
    • Providing automatic shut-down, during a power failure,
    • Just what we needed to make sure my wife's power recliner still works during a power failure.
    • It will run my monitor and computer slightly less than ten minutes during power failure, it will then automatically shut down my equipment in a safe mode.
    • The recent ice storms caused a brief power failure in our area
    • After loosing power and my Mom getting stuck in the chair it is nice to be able to set the chair down upon a power failure.
    • On top of this if the UPS ever runs out of juice during a power failure someone has to manually push the power button on the device for the UPS side to come back online once power is restored.
    • Before we got this UPS, our system would get messed up every time we had a power failure
    • My home is about 1 mile off of the paved road in NE Georgia and we get power failures quite often from trees falling on our power lines during storms
    • USB communication to NAS allows you to notify device of power failure so it can shut down gracefully.
    • During a recent power failure it worked flawlessly
    • I got tired of waiting for the things to reboot after a power failure, which out here in the boonies happens way more often than I like
    • Now I have 7minutes to shut down on a power failure
    • A audible warning for power failure, battery overload and low battery.
    • Prevent my NAS Storage system from power failure problems.
    • This small unit is perfect to keep your modem-router online in power failures
    • Worked fine had a a power failure that lasted for a hour
    • in the three years of living here not to many brown-outs or complete power failures but why take the chance. give you a chance to properly shut down the computer.
    • and I need to keep the internet up and running even after a quick power failure
    • Now it's right on track no matter the power failures.
    • We haven't had any power failures since I received this, so I can't comment on other reviewers' notes that the battery life is too short to really allow effective shutdown
    • Worked fine had a a power failure that lasted for a hour
    • Works as it should.
    • Works as it should, keeps my network running when the power goes out which keeps all of my home automation devices happy.
    • I don't really think it would hurt the unit, but this one has an audible alarm that sounds if it is being overdrawn, as well as when it is operating from battery power
    • Not a great choice for protecting a
    • I wish I had ordered a higher voltage since you are limited as to what you can use it for.
    • I have experienced one power outage since having this, the system worked (as it should) flawlessly, safely shutting down my computer, modem, and monitor.
    • So it's not even a power surge that killed it - as far as we can tell it's just the power on/off button that is broken or the battery that won't re-charge.
    • This is one of those products that performs so well, you even forget it's there, working as it should.