I have three of those, one for my TV, one for my BI pc, and One for my POE switch and router. One is going on two years old, no issue's with any of them.For the year 2020 what's a good UPS model to handle 200W? I've read enough horror stories about UPS battery failures, smoke, acid, etc and was curious if there's a particular brand or model that gives more warm fuzzies than another brand. The thought of being out of town 2 or 4 weeks in a row with a UPS unattended takes away from the comfort I gained from having a camera system.
Maybe something like THIS from APC, real sinewave and 1500VA. Not 2020 technology but maybe new enough but old enough to be "proven" reliable but certainly don't want it to exhibit high frequency chirp/squeak especially if it's not a standby and the inverter is constantly making irritating noise.
Is it a standby UPS or is the inverter constantly running? I'm not worried about chirps and noise if the power has gone out.I have three of those, one for my TV, one for my BI pc, and One for my POE switch and router. One is going on two years old, no issue's with any of them.
Most PC's will be a lot happier with real sinewave.
Its standby, all three are completely silent and no smell. I had a CyberPower stop working, with a very strong smell of electrically burning, part of the case on the outside melted, at 18 months of use. Cyberpower support was utterly useless. I tore it down to find that a couple of the inverter wires were not in any shape nor form soldered correctly from the factory. Insulation had burnt back 4 inche's on one cable. I've also read of Cyperpower having the bad smell right out of the box. I assume it's the plastic used off gassing.Is it a standby UPS or is the inverter constantly running? I'm not worried about chirps and noise if the power has gone out.
There was a bad batch of the apc units with the high pitched noise. At some point it was claimed to be rectified.I got one of those APC models when it was on sale for $142 at amazon. Used it for about 1 month on my main PC but it had an annoying soft high pitched sound and electronic smell that never went away. My brother got one at the same time which wasn't quite as bad, so he still uses it. YMMV
I switched back to the cyberpower unit I was using before. I've had 6 or 8 of those so far and none that smelled or sounded like the APC.
I have used APC Backups one without a problem, but have read elsewhere some APC units tend to overcharge and cause battery to swell. YEARS ago I worked for a company that bought about 20 tiny Tripplite units for just power regulation on some sensitive & expensive test equipment and didn't have a problem with them up until we shipped them to Mexico (then I lost track tbh).
real sinewave
That's a great misconception. One needs real sinewave only for inductive loads such as motors. And modern PFC power supplies are fine with approximated sinewave. Anything computer related will be fine with approximated sinewave. Don't spend extra money for nothing. There is a reason approximated sinewave UPS's are so abundant.Most PC's will be a lot happier with real sinewave.
It doesn't hurt that the abundance of stepped sinewave UPS are because they are cheaper. As I recall, some Apple computers can have a problems with because of the power supply but other systems can have an issue. I don't own Apple products so good for me. I haven't checked to see what the price difference is but if minimal then I'd get a real sinewave. Do you know what the price diff is?That's a great misconception. One needs real sinewave only for inductive loads such as motors. And modern PFC power supplies are fine with simulated sinewave. Anything computer related will be fine with simulated sinewave. Don't spend extra money for nothing. There is a reason simulated sinewave UPS's are so abundant.