[kwlug-disc] (question) Which UPS to buy?

[CrankyOldBugger]

I live in an area where the power blinks off on an almost monthly basis.
 Right now I'm running one of Canada Computer's CyberPower boxes and it's
treating me well.  I plan on getting a second unit to split the load.

However, I don't have anything bad to say about APC as they've always
worked well for in the past also.  So either one of those two would get my
vote.




On 2 June 2014 12:32, L.D. Paniak <ldpaniak at fourpisolutions.com> wrote:

> From my own observations of more than a few UPSes of different types, it
> appears all are of lower quality than a typical modern computer
> component (hard drive, motherboard, etc).  I have seen all brands suffer
> from poor firmware/web interfaces, glitchy behaviour and outright
> component failure (fun having a 6kVA inverter blow up in your face!).
> Maybe it is just a fact of life when it comes to power electronics.
>
> That said, they are a necessary evil.  I have had reasonable luck with
> Eaton/Powerware UPSes.  They are well-supported in Linux via usb-hid
> interfaces (monitoring is crucial) and can be made network-visible using
> Network UPS Tools (NUT).  The best feature is that you can get them
> locally from PrimeSpec at a reasonable price.
>
>
> On 06/02/2014 12:18 PM, Jonathan Poole wrote:
> > FWIW APC Honours unit failures and usually gives a discount on your next
> purchase of an APC if you are past warranty.  Unfortunately when buying
> direct, you get nailed on shipping charges due to it’s weight.
> >
> >
> > On Jun 2, 2014, at 12:06 PM, Andrew Kohlsmith (mailing lists account) <
> aklists at mixdown.ca> wrote:
> >
> >> On Jun 2, 2014, at 12:00 PM, William Park <opengeometry at yahoo.ca>
> wrote:
> >>> For ordinary consumers looking for "cheap" UPS,
> >>> which UPS brand/model should they buy?
> >> I still recommend APC. They’re the name and they’re really not that
> much more expensive.
> >>
> >> Having said that, when my APC finally died (not batteries, but actual
> component failure) I picked up a CyberPower unit from Canada Computers and
> it’s worked well for my home server. It’s kind of hard to gauge UPSes
> because they only time you notice them is when they’re not working.
> >>
> >>
> http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=32_438&item_id=020886
> >>
> >> That’s the one I got. It’s got a USB connection to my Linux PC but I am
> not actually using any software to monitor it. They have a Linux binary
> (deb/rpm/tgz) that does the same thing as their windows software:
> http://www.cyberpowersystems.com/products/management-software/ppl.html?selectedTabId=resources
> >>
> >> -A.
> >>
> >>
> >>
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