While I used to use UPS(es) in the past, until the recent energy crisis there was not much use for one; I don't remember how many years back we had a power-cut (accidental cable cut in high-street? Winter is coming and with it brings serious headaches, especially for people living in the European Unio n . It is probably over-specified for my setup as (according to the accompanying management software) it only draws around 100 watts of power most of the time and the forecast battery time in the event of a power cut is estimated at over 25 minutes.

Yep, one cable was dangling around - pushed it into connector, connected AC power and works perfectly! It also safeguards your equipment from damaging surges and spikes that travel along your utility and phone lines. The Back-UPS™ UPS from APC delivers essential battery backup and surge protection for sensitive electronics devices in your home or office. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. I have to say that I find this a bit hard to believe, and I haven't tested it by unplugging from the mains, but I am sure that there is enough capacity to allow me safely to finish any work and shut down, in the event of a power cut.The APC Back-UPS features audible alarms and an LED status display to show power status, battery condition, and overload.

As an earlier reviewer noted, you can disable the alarm (which I think is an important feature when using these at home). The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. then an UPS is a must; connect the (now included) USB cable and the UPS will show up as a battery, effectively turning your NAS, server, desktop, etc. Anyway, I was just going to send it back when I though to open it up (thankfully easy) and immediately noticed the cable dangling around. This of course doesn’t apply to just people but also every piece of electronic device we have in our houses (power outages, blackouts, etc) so for today’s review I wanted to get a rather compact UPS model which could be used by anyone with a large number of devices without breaking the bank in terms of cost.

Replacement UPS batteries can also be replaced during a maintenance visit or as part of a UPS health check. Increases availability by allowing a trained user to perform upgrades and replacements of the batteries, reducing Mean Time to Repair (MTTR). I have tried using power surge protectors, but these tend to work just once - when you have suffered a power surge the protectors will work but cannot be reset.