What do we like for uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) these days?

[AllGold]

My old APC BX1500's battery finally died and since the unit itself is very old, I think it's probably time to replace the whole thing not just the battery.

The choices seem to be pretty much limited to either APC or Cyberpower. Is pure sine wave worth the extra money?

[Ombligo]

I've had good luck with Cyberpower, but going forward I'll likely go with a portable power station. They cost more but last longer, many can be solar charged, and can be used for more than just a UPS.

[Robert M]

AllGold,

I like models from CyberPower. Always get one that is PFC friendly. Been standardizing on variations of this one for computers:



And non-PFC models for hardware like networking equipment.

I won't go near Tripp-Lite models anymore. Two of them failed and it wasn't due to aging batteries and such. They just starting turning off by themselves. I've had failures in other brands due to age and such but never anything like that.

Robert

[JoeH]

I like CyberPower, they have a good set of features for the price and do not require proprietary software to use. The one weakness is that they configure them with batteries on the small side for their capacity. Not too bad if you keep them under about 50% of maximum load.

Unfortunate about Tripp-Lite. They used to be good, but haven't looked at them in over a decade.

APC does do good UPSs, but they tend to be more expensive.

[rz]

Been using Cyberpower for several years. Had issues with APC’s years ago. Switched and haven’t looked back.

[Fritz]

[RAMd®d]

Pretty rubegoldberg, but functional.

With all the exercise equipment these days, doesn't somebody have a ready meal solution?

Made as streamlined kit, requiring one to power a PS5 and flat screen could reduce screen time, or have very fit kids.

[Fritz]

is "ready meal" a new whopper burger?
eat, generate, lose weight.

[special]

I also have 4 cyber power, all the 1500VA PCFLCD model, 2 old with B&W display, 2 new with Color display.

There is a guy on YouTube and edit who says the yellow glue inside the unit can become conductive over time and cause problems. I opened one of the old units and I see the glue but not in a place that could cause issues. I mean not in the high voltage areas.

I just replaced the batteries with 2 WYZE ($30-35) and I get about 6 min at 350W. With a 2 year old genuine CyberPower Battery from B&H ($90) I get 10 min for the same load. You get what you pay for...???

[RAMd®d]

There is one option to plugging it into the wall socket:




But it seems to be a lot of work to get real power.

WHAT CAN I POWER?
The average adult can easily make 50-75 watts. 5 watts can power a smartphone, 10 watts can power a tablet, 50 watts powers a laptop, and 100 watts powers a 40 inch LED TV. An athlete can average over 100 watts and peak at over 500 watts.

Yikes.

Where can I get a motor to power the crankset?