[lotuseclat79]

c|net.News article here.

Looks like a very good deal.

-- Tom

[hewee]

Not a bad price.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1069297060711
Reg. Price: $45.99
You Save: $16.00
Sale: $29.99

Says 425VA rating with 240 watts of power.
So will that work if your PC has a 480 PS. I know the PS is 480 watts but not sure how much it uses just to run the computer but it is less then that.

[Stoner]

I've been using a similar version in the APC brand, for several years and it's worked as advertised on the several occasions when needed..
Remember to change the battery on schedule.
For me, it's once a year.

[JohnWill]

You change the battery in a UPS every year??? That's unnecessary and probably just costing you extra money! The lead-acid gel cell batteries should last three-four years with normal use. Truthfully, I run them until the unit's automatic self-test notices a problem, then I buy a new UPS. I've found that frequently the UPS charging circuit goes bad and kills the battery, and a new battery suffers the same fate.

[buf]

I haven't ever changed the battery in either 3 of my UPS and haven't ever had a problem. One of them must be 4-5 years old. Perhaps I have been lucky and if so, I want to remain lucky.

[Stoner]

Originally Posted by JohnWill

You change the battery in a UPS every year??? That's unnecessary and probably just costing you extra money! The lead-acid gel cell batteries should last three-four years with normal use. Truthfully, I run them until the unit's automatic self-test notices a problem, then I buy a new UPS. I've found that frequently the UPS charging circuit goes bad and kills the battery, and a new battery suffers the same fate.

Yep.....batteries are pretty small in those little UPS and don't have the capacity of the more expensive model UPSes.
My APC even has a popup warning built into it's software to flag a 12 month period.

I have seen the software proclaim full 100% charge with an 18 minute backup time and the battery only last ~30 seconds. That was at 2 years of use. I didn't believe the recommendations either.....until I actually tested the unit.

Every 12 months for me or until I shell out for a bigger UPS.

[JohnWill]

I have a CyberPower 1250 on the main system and my network stuff here, and when we have a power failure, it's still able to run things for 10-15 minutes. It's two years old, and still going strong. I've tried replacing the batteries on UPS units a number of times, and the success rate has been poor. Normally, some other issue has caused the UPS to fail, and replacing the battery just gives it another thing to kill.