ILoveC4 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 A couple of recent power outages spurred me into buying a UPS today while at Best Buy. I didn't know which one to get, so I guessed:).I am just wondering if what I got is big enough. It is 750 watts, 1285 AVR. I have connected:two HC300'sone Media Controllerone Sony 777ESone WRT54gone SD2008 (linksys gigabit switch)one vonage VOIP boxone cable modem (motorola surfboard)one motorola cable boxone audio video matrix switchone control4 8 zone ampThis is a geek squard brand UPS. I have never had a power outage last more than about 15 minutes, we are in a new area and all the power around here is underground so power outages are fairly rare.Will this be adequate? If not, should I return it and buy a bigger one or just buy a second one of these?Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjj31a Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Unfortunately you are underfunded for 15 minutes. For a similiar config I use the following (2000 watts):http://www.amazon.com/Ultra-ULT33046-2000-1200-Backup/dp/B000GC98H8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1236919624&sr=8-2and get about 15-20 minutes out of, not much more in price. More power is always better. My guess is in real world use you will get 5-7 minutes from this config. My experience with UPS' is to double what the ratings say you will need to make it really work in the real world.Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjj31a Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 PS You are much better with one single unit vs two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henniae Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I have connected:two HC300'sone Media Controllerone Sony 777ESone WRT54gone SD2008 (linksys gigabit switch)one vonage VOIP boxone cable modem (motorola surfboard)one motorola cable boxone audio video matrix switchone control4 8 zone ampThere is no need to UPS protect all the equipment listed above. I would only UPS protect the equipment in bold. The rest should be on a surge protector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecodeman Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I have connected:two HC300'sone Media Controllerone Sony 777ESone WRT54gone SD2008 (linksys gigabit switch)one vonage VOIP boxone cable modem (motorola surfboard)one motorola cable boxone audio video matrix switchone control4 8 zone ampThere is no need to UPS protect all the equipment listed above. I would only UPS protect the equipment in bold. The rest should be on a surge protector.Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 Okay, with that being said, will the UPS I bought be enough to power the stuff that is in bold?Also, I was surprised to see you left the 8 zone amp and audio video matrix switch off the list. Was that an oversight or do those items not need any protection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecodeman Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Those items don't need battery protection. All electrical items do need surge, as Alan said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 Sounds good. I will plug the items in bold into the UPS, and simply connect the other stuff to my dynex surge protector.Hopefully that one UPS I have will be enough to power the stuff that is in bold. If not, I guess I can always snag another one...it's just money, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecodeman Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Sounds good. I will plug the items in bold into the UPS, and simply connect the other stuff to my dynex surge protector.Hopefully that one UPS I have will be enough to power the stuff that is in bold. If not, I guess I can always snag another one...it's just money, right?While you're out at the money tree, send some my way :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFUG Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 ^me too, looks like that WiFi 7 inch is sinking into the sunset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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