Found one of these today used for $10! Battery seems okay also, but even with a replacement down the line, it will still be worth it! Was able to use this to replace a TrippLite in my homelab, and move the other one to another area. Very impressed so far!
Pro tip as your friendly IT professional: Get one of these for your networking equipment ONLY. Then you'll be able to use your laptop for hours and hours and hours. My firewall/router & 1 AP node & fiber modem pulls about 50 watts. So this size backup will keep that equipment going for many many hours.
@@okachobe1 as long as the service does not go down itself, recently we had 2 power outages in the area and internet went down as well even still powering the modem and router.
I just purchased a APC BR1500MS2, the letter S is important in this model number that means it is a pure sine wave unit. Although I trust APC we put an oscilloscope on the battery backup outlet and of course it was a true sine wave. Purchasing a unit with a modified sine wave is like feeding your pet bad pet food. I have very expensive equipment and only feed it a true sine wave. This S unit runs about $50 more than the other ones, I don't know why manufacturers are still making these with modified sine wave units, too many problems and can damage equipment.
100% This. Given the often times minimal price differences, there is no real reason to NOT use a UPS that just delivers pure sine wave. Especially if the whole reason for purchasing a UPS in the first place is for the best interest of your equipment's safety/longevity. Again, in that regard, I can't see an reason to NOT use actual pure sine wave.
Hello, great video! I'm sorry if this has already been covered, but is this pure or simulated sine wave? Excellent work. I need several of these and I needed some confirmation on if these were good or not.
You plug the APC into power - then plug your computer, monitor, modem, and router into the APC. The APC provides conditioned power to everything plugged into it - meaning that it evens out any lows or highs providing steady, clean, consistent power to your devices which may be even more important than the battery itself.
I got security camera system that I want to continue recording if hit by a hurricane this weekend in Corpus Christi, TX. What is the best idea for recording for a few hours and not 5 min?? Will this work? are there additional battery pack I can connect to it?
For something like that I would choose a power station type device to power them. Depending on your budget there are a ton of options for power stations that would give a lot more power. These are made more to keep your computer equipment safe and allow a proper shutdown and prevent surges but they are not really made to power devices for a long period of time.
I have a ups with 4 external batteries powering a poe switch that runs my cameras. A separate ups with external battery powers my nvr. It will go 24 hours on battery.
I have had seven of these exact units fail in the past 18 months. Apc used to be the go to battery back up for me. But they have failed me so often as of late, and not taken responsibility for the issues, that I need to find a better built backup that will actually last. Years, not weeks. I am so disgusted with these clowns.
It's 2022 , apc should sell all of these ups's with Lifepo4 battery. I have upgraded mine from leadacid to Lifepo4 and the run time gain is phenomenal. 12ah Lifepo4 has similar run time to 28ah leadacid cus the leadacid has self discharge and suffers from peukert effect in fast discharge conditions.
Thanks for your good video. Do I need pure sine wave UPS version, when the connected devices are poe switch, nvr, router & for future synology nas to act as a server using virtual machine?
For the switch probably not but I would personally want the pure sine with a synology nas, those can be a lot more expensive than the UPS and sensitive so I would want to be safer.
Hey man can i use this for hurricane season ? Like how long can it power a lamp with a single lightbulb for example ? Or how long can it power lets say a 32 inch tv for ?
You can use it for that but its not made to power tv's and lamps. For those I would look more into a power station type unit. These are more so you can safely get your computer powered off in time. Without spending time doing all the calculations I have no idea how long that stuff would run and each tv or lamp could be different too.
@@Jakereviewsall i actually have an aquarium that im getting this for. My filter runs at 35watts so how long do you think it will run for if the lights shut off ? I think this unit says its 600watts so will it run for 17 hours ?
Assuming you have it set to preserve battery shutdown after 5 minutes and your server bios AC state is set to 'Always On' or 'Last State' (dunno if relevant but just to be conscise). Also assuming you have the network cable of your server pass through the APC. Power came back (I have an independent way of knowing when power grid goes down and comes back up again) and I wanted to Wake On Lan Server 1 hour later which worked before installing the APC, but now it doesn't anymore and the office is 45 mins away....😑 What do I need to change to get Wake on Lan to work again?
You might need more, you will have to see what kind of watts and everything yours is pulling and then figure out which one. I know my gaming computer averages 700 watts during playing some games and this one is not quite enough for that computer. It has a 3090 ti but have to also count everything else too. I use a watt meter to check my usage.
it needs to be plugged in at all times, when plugged in it acts as a surge protector and bypasses the battery, once power is disconnected then the battery kicks in. Other than that you would only connect when you want to use it.
Thanks Jake, great review. I saw your replies to some guys who asked you about a gaming PC with a 4090 / 4080. You have a 3090ti. I have a 4090 and my watts consumption while playing COD is ~480watts. So, are you saying that this model would not support a power outage to keep my PC running while playing COD and allow me to safely and quickly shutdown my PC? I am not planning to buy this and secure I will continue playing; I want to have a better power surge and be able to quickly shutdown my PC. Can I still get this one or would not be recommended? Which model do you recommend in my case? Thanks my friend.
This one is rated to handle it according to specs, the biggest issue is that these arent really made for a lot of the gaming systems these days drawing so much power, mine can spike into the 700 watt range when i tested and I popped one of them when it did. They are designed more for office and workstation type setups. I use mine mostly for the network these days, have my routers, modems etc plugged into it so I have internet still for hours to use with my macbook.
you would need to figure out your actual usage of the entire computer and then the rule I have been told 60% of the max apc wattage. My computer with a 3090ti and 1200 watt with everything else will blow this one.
I have an older model of this UPS and managed to short out some of the transistors. They were burned beyond repair or recognition. I'd like to post a pic so perhaps someone can help me identify them and repair the unit. Does anyone have a schematic of this unit?? I'm not even sure if the things that fryed are actually transistors. I do know that they are located on the first heatsink on the control board, and I think there are others on the next 3 blades of the heatsink, but I don't want to damage the board further by trying to see them, as the space between the heatsink blades is quite narrow. Thanks.
Might have better luck looking at forums or groups around the UPS unit. I wouldnt be able to help myself since I do not have much knowledge with boards etc.
Wow, the Segway Portable PowerStation Cube Series sounds like an amazing backup power solution for outdoor enthusiasts like us! With its massive capacity, fast recharging, waterproof technology, and versatile sockets, it's definitely worth considering. Thanks for sharing this recommendation!
hi im planning to get a ups (or the cyberpower cp1500pfclcd) for my mid tier gaming rig, may i ask if the software for apc is still powerchute? coz i have come across in the web that its going to be discontinued? is the new software still good? the most important feature for me is the voltage regulation and it can shuts off a pc automatically according to settings since i leave my pc 24/7 afk in mmo.s tia..
@@Jakereviewsall Does the battery life (5 bars) blink to indicate it's charging? I have it plugged in and battery connected but I don't see the minutes remaining increasing (stuck at 179). Please and thank you, appreciate the video!
@@nelsondu2333 if it is fully charged then it will not continue to charge, it goes into a bypass using it as a surge unless the power is cut and then the battery kicks in
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Found one of these today used for $10! Battery seems okay also, but even with a replacement down the line, it will still be worth it! Was able to use this to replace a TrippLite in my homelab, and move the other one to another area. Very impressed so far!
Very nice!
Great unit. That's a great idea to have during the winter when storms hit cutting power.
For situations where the storm cauts power you would need bigger batteries for longer run time. So a bigger one.
Pro tip as your friendly IT professional: Get one of these for your networking equipment ONLY. Then you'll be able to use your laptop for hours and hours and hours. My firewall/router & 1 AP node & fiber modem pulls about 50 watts. So this size backup will keep that equipment going for many many hours.
Yup, I just run my modem and router right now since I use my Macbook for pretty much everything and it can run all day long.
Yeah that was my plan, where I live I don't have good service so I rely on wifi calling to reach out. This was the info I wanted!
@@okachobe1 as long as the service does not go down itself, recently we had 2 power outages in the area and internet went down as well even still powering the modem and router.
I just purchased a APC BR1500MS2, the letter S is important in this model number that means it is a pure sine wave unit. Although I trust APC we put an oscilloscope on the battery backup outlet and of course it was a true sine wave. Purchasing a unit with a modified sine wave is like feeding your pet bad pet food. I have very expensive equipment and only feed it a true sine wave. This S unit runs about $50 more than the other ones, I don't know why manufacturers are still making these with modified sine wave units, too many problems and can damage equipment.
100% This. Given the often times minimal price differences, there is no real reason to NOT use a UPS that just delivers pure sine wave. Especially if the whole reason for purchasing a UPS in the first place is for the best interest of your equipment's safety/longevity. Again, in that regard, I can't see an reason to NOT use actual pure sine wave.
thank you for such a straight forward and well presented video!
Thank you for the watch!
Hello, great video! I'm sorry if this has already been covered, but is this pure or simulated sine wave? Excellent work. I need several of these and I needed some confirmation on if these were good or not.
these are pure sine
So do you plug in the APC to the wall, and then plug your devices into that?
I’m mostly looking for a safety net for power outages. Will this help?
You plug the APC into power - then plug your computer, monitor, modem, and router into the APC. The APC provides conditioned power to everything plugged into it - meaning that it evens out any lows or highs providing steady, clean, consistent power to your devices which may be even more important than the battery itself.
Do you have to adjust the unit sensitivity? Or just plug it in and the electronics you want protected and ride from there.
I got security camera system that I want to continue recording if hit by a hurricane this weekend in Corpus Christi, TX. What is the best idea for recording for a few hours and not 5 min?? Will this work? are there additional battery pack I can connect to it?
For something like that I would choose a power station type device to power them. Depending on your budget there are a ton of options for power stations that would give a lot more power. These are made more to keep your computer equipment safe and allow a proper shutdown and prevent surges but they are not really made to power devices for a long period of time.
I have a ups with 4 external batteries powering a poe switch that runs my cameras. A separate ups with external battery powers my nvr. It will go 24 hours on battery.
If your cameras are using wifi or Z- Wave it’ll should limit the draw and give you more time.
That's why mine wasn't working didn't realize you have to plugin the battery
indeed, these computers zap the power quick, they have to remain plugged in.
@@Jakereviewsall I was just using it to the modem, router, and NAS
I have had seven of these exact units fail in the past 18 months. Apc used to be the go to battery back up for me. But they have failed me so often as of late, and not taken responsibility for the issues, that I need to find a better built backup that will actually last. Years, not weeks. I am so disgusted with these clowns.
Yikes, I have not tried any other brands but I have looked before. They are expensive to just try out which is why I have not done it yet.
What other brand have tou had luck with?
It's 2022 , apc should sell all of these ups's with Lifepo4 battery.
I have upgraded mine from leadacid to Lifepo4 and the run time gain is phenomenal. 12ah Lifepo4 has similar run time to 28ah leadacid cus the leadacid has self discharge and suffers from peukert effect in fast discharge conditions.
Which LiFePo battery did you use??
@@hertechprep 32650 Lifepo4 cells. Don't remember the brand.
I have another ups and i will make a battery pack for it from bak ifr32140fs 15ah cells.
Thanks for your good video. Do I need pure sine wave UPS version, when the connected devices are poe switch, nvr, router & for future synology nas to act as a server using virtual machine?
For the switch probably not but I would personally want the pure sine with a synology nas, those can be a lot more expensive than the UPS and sensitive so I would want to be safer.
Hello how to replace the battery can u do a video of how disconnect the black wire
Can I have stuff plugged in to it if I haven’t let it charged yet?
Very good review! What about the noise level (acoustic noise I mean) under normal operation (when fed power)? Thanks in advance!
it is very quiet unless an event triggers, power outage etc.
@@Jakereviewsall thanks for your quick reply! I just ordered one! Your clear & high quality review was very helpful, happy Xmas!
@@spaceshipper2for71 Thank you and I am glad it helped, you and your family have a great Christmas as well!
Do you know if anyway you can use power Chute software to shut down two computers?
Hey man can i use this for hurricane season ? Like how long can it power a lamp with a single lightbulb for example ? Or how long can it power lets say a 32 inch tv for ?
You can use it for that but its not made to power tv's and lamps. For those I would look more into a power station type unit. These are more so you can safely get your computer powered off in time. Without spending time doing all the calculations I have no idea how long that stuff would run and each tv or lamp could be different too.
@@Jakereviewsall i actually have an aquarium that im getting this for. My filter runs at 35watts so how long do you think it will run for if the lights shut off ? I think this unit says its 600watts so will it run for 17 hours ?
Assuming you have it set to preserve battery shutdown after 5 minutes and your server bios AC state is set to 'Always On' or 'Last State' (dunno if relevant but just to be conscise).
Also assuming you have the network cable of your server pass through the APC.
Power came back (I have an independent way of knowing when power grid goes down and comes back up again) and I wanted to Wake On Lan Server 1 hour later which worked before installing the APC, but now it doesn't anymore and the office is 45 mins away....😑
What do I need to change to get Wake on Lan to work again?
I have a 4080 with a 7900x, will this be enough, or will I need a bigger UPS? The tv, modem and pc will be the only thing plugged in.
You might need more, you will have to see what kind of watts and everything yours is pulling and then figure out which one. I know my gaming computer averages 700 watts during playing some games and this one is not quite enough for that computer. It has a 3090 ti but have to also count everything else too. I use a watt meter to check my usage.
I like the Spectrum wifi6 router.
Don't have a good experience. I purchased five or six of them, only one working now
can I use it power my sliding gate opener? its has a 24v motor.
I can’t see the “battery on” on my screen. They cut the lights for one second and everything turned off. Any ideas?
Great demo! Thank you
thanks for watching
Not pure sine-wave, very close but is LINE-INTERACTIVE.
Huh? APC says it's pure
Quick question….does it constantly need to be on?? Or … can u turn it in when power is out??
it needs to be plugged in at all times, when plugged in it acts as a surge protector and bypasses the battery, once power is disconnected then the battery kicks in. Other than that you would only connect when you want to use it.
Thanks Jake, great review. I saw your replies to some guys who asked you about a gaming PC with a 4090 / 4080. You have a 3090ti. I have a 4090 and my watts consumption while playing COD is ~480watts. So, are you saying that this model would not support a power outage to keep my PC running while playing COD and allow me to safely and quickly shutdown my PC? I am not planning to buy this and secure I will continue playing; I want to have a better power surge and be able to quickly shutdown my PC. Can I still get this one or would not be recommended? Which model do you recommend in my case? Thanks my friend.
This one is rated to handle it according to specs, the biggest issue is that these arent really made for a lot of the gaming systems these days drawing so much power, mine can spike into the 700 watt range when i tested and I popped one of them when it did. They are designed more for office and workstation type setups. I use mine mostly for the network these days, have my routers, modems etc plugged into it so I have internet still for hours to use with my macbook.
So if I have my modem and Wi-Fi router only plugged in, should it last at least an hour?
It should last for a while, not sure how long but just that I could see going well over an hour.
I wonder how this would handle or even work with my RTX4090 and 1000watt psu in my pc
you would need to figure out your actual usage of the entire computer and then the rule I have been told 60% of the max apc wattage. My computer with a 3090ti and 1200 watt with everything else will blow this one.
Great info! Thanks for sharing
You bet! thanks for watching
I have an older model of this UPS and managed to short out some of the transistors. They were burned beyond repair or recognition. I'd like to post a pic so perhaps someone can help me identify them and repair the unit. Does anyone have a schematic of this unit?? I'm not even sure if the things that fryed are actually transistors. I do know that they are located on the first heatsink on the control board, and I think there are others on the next 3 blades of the heatsink, but I don't want to damage the board further by trying to see them, as the space between the heatsink blades is quite narrow. Thanks.
Might have better luck looking at forums or groups around the UPS unit. I wouldnt be able to help myself since I do not have much knowledge with boards etc.
Wow, the Segway Portable PowerStation Cube Series sounds like an amazing backup power solution for outdoor enthusiasts like us! With its massive capacity, fast recharging, waterproof technology, and versatile sockets, it's definitely worth considering. Thanks for sharing this recommendation!
hi im planning to get a ups (or the cyberpower cp1500pfclcd) for my mid tier gaming rig, may i ask if the software for apc is still powerchute? coz i have come across in the web that its going to be discontinued? is the new software still good? the most important feature for me is the voltage regulation and it can shuts off a pc automatically according to settings since i leave my pc 24/7 afk in mmo.s tia..
I sold it and no longer use it so I am not sure.
@@Jakereviewsall ok thanks 👍
How do you charge it because I know you can charge the battery life and mine isn’t charging actually
should be charging just by plugging it in.
@@Jakereviewsall Does the battery life (5 bars) blink to indicate it's charging? I have it plugged in and battery connected but I don't see the minutes remaining increasing (stuck at 179). Please and thank you, appreciate the video!
@@nelsondu2333 if it is fully charged then it will not continue to charge, it goes into a bypass using it as a surge unless the power is cut and then the battery kicks in
the battery will die over time. It's kind of a guess when it will die, but you can replace the battery.
What if you attach EXTRA BATTERIES EXTERNALLY
then it might give you more capacity, I have never done it.
I have this UPS and the display stopped working. Has this happened with yours? Everything still works tho
No, I havent seen that but maybe reach out to their support. I worked with their support before and they were decent.
you don't need that for a laptop, a laptop has its own battery. (Edit - oh you said it at the very end. Good tips in the comments as well.)
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When it gets an error or something or the battery disconnects, does it still pass thru power to the ports?