PC Peripherals Power Supply and UPS conflict?
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Thanks for correcting me Adder...yes none are true sine wave actually ....
^^ Yes, you can add a battery...but do you know how much that is for? I was quoted in double digits thats why took the 1100va.
....really I am wondering why everyone is shying away from indian local brands...you get more options as well as you can attach your battery etc...
Talk to your local dealer ....And really they are fine....please dont be under the impression that you only need APC.
^^ Yes, you can add a battery...but do you know how much that is for? I was quoted in double digits thats why took the 1100va.
....really I am wondering why everyone is shying away from indian local brands...you get more options as well as you can attach your battery etc...
Talk to your local dealer ....And really they are fine....please dont be under the impression that you only need APC.
Adding additional battery will increase the backup time,but they will not increase the power output,so NO you can't power anything more then 660watt.4nd3r50n said:Alright, so then if I upgrade to say a 1KW SMPS, adding an additional battery to the 1000VA UPS will increase the power output of the UPS? And this will happen without frying the internal circuitry of overload? Any ideas?
For powering a 1kw SMPS and assuming it draws 1kw you will need a APC SUA 2200UXI.
I do not have anything against Indian brands. I just haven't heard about them in terms of reviews or users talking about them to trust them with my expensive sensitive electronic equipment. I've had my APC UPS for the past few years and not once has it ever given me a cause of concern. Even now, it performs flawlessly as it should until the time I overload it. Llike I said in my previous post, I never really paid attention to it, because I never had to. It was always there. And that is what I expect from my UPS. I read the reviews, discuss with users on the forum, and make a sound buying decision. No offense meant, but I really don't know if I can put such amount of trust on an Intex UPS considering that I have a rig that is so power hungry.
Yeah, that was stupid of me to think that adding a battery would increase the power output. :ashamed:
I checked out the SUA 2200I and it costs 25K and weighs 65Kgs. Talk about some heavy load. Instead, I am thinking about picking up the BackUPS 1500VA for 9.7k. The output is 865W and I think I can use it for an SLi rig too. Considering that I will get two GTX 580's for SLi and a Seasonic X Series X-850 to power the rig. The rest of the config stays the same. What say?
4nd3r50n said:Yeah, that was stupid of me to think that adding a battery would increase the power output. :ashamed:
I checked out the SUA 2200I and it costs 25K and weighs 65Kgs. Talk about some heavy load. Instead, I am thinking about picking up the BackUPS 1500VA for 9.7k. The output is 865W and I think I can use it for an SLi rig too. Considering that I will get two GTX 580's for SLi and a Seasonic X Series X-850 to power the rig. The rest of the config stays the same. What say?
Since you are spending so much on a 1500VA which has a power factor of mere .576, might as well spend a bit more and get a SUA1000UXI costs around 11k this one can handle a load of 800watt and has a power factor of .80 ,whats more its a pure sinewave model and you can put external batteries, put a a pair of 7ah or 9AH batteries costing around 800 each or all the way upto 200AH.
(although it does have a space inside for a pair of 17ah internal batteries,but routing the provided short wire is inside is strictly DIY)
I use this to power my entire house includes 2 lcd tv with STBs,1 p4 computer/modem/phone,all fans and all the CFL lights.With all the said equipment switched On it only lights upto the 67% usage LED indicator,off course to give a back up for such high power requirement one will need some beefy 100ah tubular batteries.
I agree, but I can only stretch till that much for the UPS, and I am already stretching way too much. I still have to buy an SMPS and the card when I SLi. For the SUA1000UXI, I will have to shell out extra for the batteries, while the power output is lower. Of course, the power output is pure sine which will make my SMPS happy, but the 'stepped approximation to sine' that the 1500 VA offers hopefully should not kill my SMPS. Regarding the power factor, is .576 really bad as compared to .80?
IMO, yes considering the UPS costs quite a lot.4nd3r50n said:Regarding the power factor, is .576 really bad as compared to .80?
The smart series like 1000UXI are also more solidly built ,like a tank for eg the BR1500IN model that you talking about weighs just 11.56kg with a pair of lead acid batteries,where as the SUA1000UXI weights 12.91 kg without any batteries, which also tells us that the power supply inside is of high quality.