UPS Recommendation

[caffrey]

I think our UPS has finally had it, it's old and the batteries were replaced 5 years ago. Any recommendations for a replacement ? The current one is a APC 3000 (SUA3000RMI2U)

[DrBeaker]

Ours are all standalone/"chubby" units as I call them. Normal APC Smart UPS 1000 and 1500. Are you looking for one big UPS to replace it or 2x separate ones maybe? What's the current thinking on this?

[3s-gtech]

I’m at the stage where I’ve started replacing our older APC 3000VA rack mount units. They were so good, I just bought the same again. Only had one fail, it wouldn’t take any load even with new batteries - old enough to forgive it though.

[MatthewL]

We got APC in our primary data centre, just about to refresh but also had some Bori ones in a spec when we put in a generator at a site I used to work at. Never heard of any issues there.

[caffrey]

The UPS is in the main cab, protects the servers etc.

 

I was thinking of a split system now the servers have redundant PSUs, not sure if I should stick with 2 x 3000va or even APC . UPS ideally isn't something to cheap out on, but budgets etc. and it has had a long life so we definitely got our moneys worth!

[caffrey]

Are tripplite or cyberpower any good ? Seems a bit cheap compared to APC and a UPS isn't something to really cheap out on

 

Seeing tripplite for about 900 ish and cyberpower about the same - the APC is about 1700, means I could get two of the other

[southhamster]

We have a small cyberpower rack UPS which has not restarted a couple times after power cuts. Our CCTV has a tripplite UPS but it feels a bit plasticky. Our main UPS are APC and have been solid so far.