Does anyone know the wattage of the electrical requirement? (trying to size a L-A UPS until industry learns profit potential of Li-Ion backup)
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According to the label the current draw is less than 2 amps at 120 VAC, which would be less than 240 watts.
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Glad to help! Is the 13.5 number you mentioned the Amp load? The Amp load is one of the two pieces of information that would be very helpful. The other would be how long you would estimate the AC unit would be running per 24 hours. With those two pieces of information we can calculate how many panels would be needed and the battery bank size needed for your power storage requirements. Regards, Lisa, for Explore Electric
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Thank you for such a quick reply! I currently have a Cyberpower 450va and the computer, monitor, and WiFi router are plugged into the battery backup section. It works fine. I recently had FIOS installed, and got the Optical Network Terminal (ONT) without the battery backup. I was thinking of buying the larger CyberPower 850 to be sure it could handle everything (for a couple of minutes until our generator starts), especially since I have no clue how many watts the ONT uses. Thanks again for your response.
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Use a PSU calculator to determine necessary wattage. (http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp)
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Don't know what a UPS is, but I certainly have not noticed high power draw issues so I would say no, that is not normal. If UPS is some power strip thingy are you sure your problem does not lie there?
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Buy a UPS of the type you use on your computer. All functions are there. Size it to how long a power failure you want to ride through.
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That is the issue. If you want really long endurance off the grid you need to consider inverters, charge controllers and deep cycle batteries. All these cost a bit more and occupy more space. I've used this APC unit for 3 years with my database server and it has worked flawlessly. It is big and heavy for a UPS, but it keeps up my sever for about 2 hours when new. Monitor is off and the other equipment is run from a separate UPS.
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I have two twelve volt batterys connected to the back. I also have OO cables with 250 amp fuses . One per line. And so far I ran everything from a 30 gallon bostich compressor, a skill saw, grinder.and a 8,000btu air conditioner, for 2 hours and no problems. So for no problems. I highly recommend this product.
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This unit is only rated for 900 Watts so it you have your computer maxed out no it will not work; also even if your computer is only running at about 75% you will have no available power from the UPS for peripheral items. The power cord is 3 conductor 16 gauge with a standard 15 amp NEMA plug. I would suggest you use at least a 2000 VA UPS and really you probably need something even bigger if you want to have any amount of run time after a power failure.
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It depends upon the number of devices that your unit is going to provide power to via its internal battery. Without that knowledge it is impossible to provide you with an answer. My unit states that it will provide approximately 30 minutes of battery backup power. During a power outage it would be supplying power via its internal battery to a notebook, a docking station, a monitor, a phone, a modem and router. Hope that helps.
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I'm running 2 cards (not CF) and a 125 watt cpu all at full power and my ups shows a power draw of around 450 watts. but the single card and 125 watt cpu is reading around 330 watts. follow the recommended wattage, 500w i think, but even in a 2 card cross fire, you won't need more than 1000W, beyond 1Kw is excessive.
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I agree with Derrick Davis, it all depends on how much you are running on it. The UPS is only designed to run long enough for a proper shutdown of the computer in case of a power outage. A minute to save your work, a minute to shut down should be all you need.
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I don't think the charger cares about the battery's capacity (Ah). Think of the battery like a bucket and a garden hose like the charger. The bucket can be any size, the hose will just take longer to fill it up. I don't know why you would want to use a significantly smaller/larger battery though - just get an appropriately sized UPS. Here's more info about the 850: http://www.cyberpowersystems.com/spec-sheets/CyberPower-datasheet-CP850PFCLCD.pdf
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Either will work fine. I leave mine on 500 since I'm usually not in a hurry for my batteries. Add a guideline you generally charge lithium ion batteries at one half capacity per hour, unless otherwise specified by the battery manufacturer.
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Whether it is 7 or 7.2 amp hours is not really an issue, they are interchangeable and you won't notice any difference in actual operation. I don't know what the actual weight is since I didn't weigh it and is already installed in my ups. I would estimate that it weighs at least two pounds, maybe a little more.
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Amigo, it's hard for anyone to answer your question with the information you have provided. In short, if your system requires a 12-volt battery with a capacity of 28 watts and 7.2 amp-hours you should be OK. The other thing to consider is the size of the battery and the compartment it needs to fit in. Just make sure it will fit before you buy it. I purchased this battery for a home security system and it works well. It also fits my Verizon Fios battery back-up system. I would buy it again. Good luck!