[BC] Favored UPS units

[Bernie Courtney]

I'll back that up.  I have 2 of the same 800va Belkin units.  While it
was OK for my load (cpu and LCD monitor) one day i accidentally
plugged a laser printer into the power strip the UPS feeds.

Conventional wisdom would tell you that you'd expect the unit to go
into protect mode because of the load that it knows it couldn't
support and after a reset all is well again.  Not so.  After plugging
the printer in the unit will no longer even turn on, pressing the
power switch gives me a flash of the yellow led on the panel and a
beep and nothing more.  the unit is only about a year old, but i don't
think I'm going to even bother trying to get it serviced, the cost of
shipping it to/from Belkin is probably greater then what I could buy a
new unit for.

bern

On 5/26/05, Hershberger, Dave <DHershberger at axcera.com> wrote:
> Don't get a Belkin. I have one and it has a stupid design. When operating on
> AC power, it can't handle the degaussing surge on my NEC 21" CRT monitor. So
> if I plug my monitor into the UPS outlet, then turn on the monitor, the
> stupid Belkin UPS will KILL POWER TO THE COMPUTER.
> 
> I think it's an 800VA UPS.
> 
> I could understand the UPS not being able to supply the surge when operating
> on battery power, but for crying out loud, it's just stupid to kill the
> utility power to the computer when the monitor degausses. That defeats the
> whole purpose of the UPS.
> 
> If you don't use a CRT monitor the Belkins may be OK.
> 
> Dave Hershberger
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> > Subject: [BC] Favored UPS units
> >
> >
> > Which brand UPS units do you prefer for your servers, and why?
> >
> > I am finally getting to shop for some new ones; I'm comparing
> > APC versus
> > Oneac and Belkin for starters.  I'd like to stay away from brands that
> > can't handle all the various powerconditioning and pretty regular
> > spikes... but don't necessarily need "medical grade" units...  (for
> > example... the last SyCom somebody smart bought me and told me to use
> > lasted for 1 ONE 1 hit... ! Now it's just a surge protector strip!)
> >
> > Jason
> >
> >
> >
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