[RFI] UPS recommendations -which Tripp Lite models

Jim McDonald jim at n7us.net
Wed Aug 25 08:32:07 EDT 2021


I have bought batteries and at least one UPS from:

http://www.refurbups.com/



73,  Jim N7US

-----Original Message-----
From: RFI <rfi-bounces+jim=n7us.net at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Eddie Edwards
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2021 22:00
To: rfi at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [RFI] UPS recommendations -which Tripp Lite models

Thanks to all of you for the advice and great info.  

Frank makes an excellent point that made me realize my recent sudden power outages and reboots all went very smooth unlike how old windoze used to react back when I first purchased the APC UPS.  

Some suggested getting the replacement battery from APC.  It's on order.    

The other suggestions (thanks Jim!) and discussions about the CyberPower CP####PFCLCD have me considering that as a future replacement if the APC battery replacement doesn't do the trick.  Will avoid the cheaper AVRLCD
models.   The 1500VA is more than double what is needed here.  If the model
CP850PFCLCD is the same design, that should work if needed.  

I don't expect a "short-term" UPS to do anything but give me enough time to shut down smoothly if a power outage happens in the middle of using the computer.  Not looking for it to be RFI quiet in the short battery UPS mode.
Just quiet the rest of the time.  But my APC is actually darn quiet even when in back-up power mode.  So it's worth keeping for a while more.  

Thanks again guys for the suggestions and discussion.  

73, de ed -K0iL
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Eddie Edwards
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-----Original Message-----
From: RFI On Behalf Of Frank Donovan

Many of us use UPSs primarily to back up our computers, but the UPS function isn't very important any more. Its still wise to have surge suppression in your home 

Developments in recent years that have made UPSs less important: 
- very robust windows 10 power failure recovery
- no more electro-mechanical disks
- widespread use of laptop computers 

I've had an unrecoverable Windows 10 power failure in well over five years. 

73
Frank
W3LPL 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Brown"  

On 8/23/2021 9:04 PM, Hugo Loranger wrote: 
> I had 3 Cyberpower CP1500PFCLCD and in operation I hear a lot of noise. 
> When they are on standby, they are silent but when the current cuts 
> off
the noise increases drastically. 
> I have a switch where the 2 UPS are connected and when it is off it is
obvious that the noise comes from the 2 ups ... 

Hi Hugo, 

I have not evaluated them when the power is down and they are supplying power to their loads. I have serious common mode chokes on their power cables, as I do with all potential noise sources. 

73, Jim K9YC 



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