• Wolf314159@startrek.website
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    2 months ago

    Do you mind sharing what brand retail UPS weren’t lasting a year?

    I’m dealing with similar brownouts and also an area with lots of lightning. I got about 5 years out of my UPS batteries. Wondering if I’ve just been lucky.

    • LunchMoneyThief@links.hackliberty.org
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      2 months ago

      Schneider Electric APC Back-UPS 1500VA, 900W.

      They power on self-test okay, but go on to just fail to switchover during outages. I’m still trying to figure out if it is a factor of cumulative time, running hours, or they’re only good for a fixed number of power failures. And whether its the battery or the UPS device itself.

      It feels like crashing your car, and then the airbags go off after you’re already mangled and bleeding out.