Be sure to use an online type that always powers the output via the batteries, rather than a backup type the switches to battery after the input looks bad.
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magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
My apartment has fucked wiring, its killed things through decent surge protectors.
At this point all of my computers that I run daily are on APC UPS’s.
Good luck nuking shit through one of those.
twkm@programming.dev 1 week ago
CubitOom@infosec.pub 1 week ago
I’ve gone through a lot of APC products. They don’t seem to last in my experience.
But I agree a proper UPS or PDU is important for a computer.
LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 week ago
You have to replace the batteries every 2-3 years
CubitOom@infosec.pub 1 week ago
Yeah, I’ve honestly have hadbetter luck with the longevity of other brands like CyberPower
magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
I usually don’t buy a ups unless I can off the shelf battery replacements.
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 week ago
APC used to be rock solid; I have a unit by my foot that’s had the battery changed 3 times, once after a nasty power surge / lightning storm, the other two times after a decade of use. IIRC it’s a 2001 model. Replacement battery was $22 last time I changed it, just after covid.