upstatemike
Senior Member
I've decided that I'm tired of power failures outlasting my UPS run-times so I'm in the market for some new ones with much longer run-times. Anybody have advice on brands to consider or avoid?
Currently I have 6 Belkin 650 VA units (servers, office PC, router), 2 450 VA Leviton units (guest PCs) 1 Belkin 1400 VA True Sine Wave unit (TV, DVR, Satellite Rcvr.) and 1 APC 700 VA unit on the phone system.
I want to increase to run time significantly without reverting to generators or complex inverter systems. Maybe there is a UPS that will let you add run-time by adding additional battery packs?
The servers and router could be moved from 4 650 VA units to a single larger unit if that makes more sense. Everything else is in widely separated areas so they would have to be separate UPS units.
Also wondering if I should go for True Sine wave units or is that only important when backing up audio/video gear?
The Leviton UPS's claim to be friendly to PLC signals. Do any other brands have this feature? (Leviton units are kind of expensive and I don't see any long run-time models in their line.)
Any thoughts or advice would be welcome!
Currently I have 6 Belkin 650 VA units (servers, office PC, router), 2 450 VA Leviton units (guest PCs) 1 Belkin 1400 VA True Sine Wave unit (TV, DVR, Satellite Rcvr.) and 1 APC 700 VA unit on the phone system.
I want to increase to run time significantly without reverting to generators or complex inverter systems. Maybe there is a UPS that will let you add run-time by adding additional battery packs?
The servers and router could be moved from 4 650 VA units to a single larger unit if that makes more sense. Everything else is in widely separated areas so they would have to be separate UPS units.
Also wondering if I should go for True Sine wave units or is that only important when backing up audio/video gear?
The Leviton UPS's claim to be friendly to PLC signals. Do any other brands have this feature? (Leviton units are kind of expensive and I don't see any long run-time models in their line.)
Any thoughts or advice would be welcome!