UPS backup musings

[Gregory Nowak]

Igor and all,
Thanks once again to all those who replied for your
input, which proved valuable in making my decision. I ordered
last night the unit I initially had my sites set on after thinking
everything over. I guess we'll see how things go once I get it, and
set it up. Thanks again.

Greg


On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 11:51:23AM -0400, Igor Gueths wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> years ago I purchased an APC Back-UPS RS-1500, max output is around 875W/1500VA
> and it will power what I currently have plugged into it for around 3 hours. This
> particular unit also supports Apcupsd very well, lots of useful info can be
> obtained with the apcaccess utility which simply queries the UPS for whatever
> stats it is able to return. Now granted I did get an extra battery for it that
> is currently connected, the regular unit with the inbuilt battery by itself
> might run things for closer to two hours (just an estimate). Another interesting
> thing that I have noticed via running Apcaccess is while you may have all the
> outlets taken at any given time, the power that all those devices draw
> cumulatively does not equal a steady 120V at any given time. For example, if I
> recall I currently have my server, USB hard drive, Ethernet switch, wireless
> access point, and perhaps a couple of other things plugged in, and apcaccess
> will still report current load as being around the 10-14% range. Good luck
> finding a unit!


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