CookieMonster
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Amazon is having a sale:
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B08GRY1...1edb60ea2d0325ecb310INT&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1
and I just so happen to be thinking about buying a UPS for my TrueNAS home server build, but reviews are mixed for this supposedly top(ish?) of APC's _consumer_ line. Looked at the CyberPower equivalent (CP1500PFCLCD), but the reviews are mixed there as well -- about the same rating distribution for both brands:
- fire hazard
- some units actually catching fire or smoking
- foul smell
- high pitched noise
What's your opinion, folks? Should I go for it?
Also, Amazon is showing that this item is eligible for holiday return policy, but some reviewers mentioned that Amazon was refusing returns on this thing in the past because it's allgedly per Amazon cannot be shipped due to the "dangerous battery" (yet sending it to the customer is not an issue).
Did anyone have experience with this? I would appreciate any kind of perspective.
What UPS would you recommend? The hardware guide just says "APC" without any specifics IIRC.
P.S. I just learned that these consumer UPS are not real UPS because of the 10 ms gap between loss of power and UPS taking over (and that _real_ UPS are very expensive industrial units). Is that an issue for TrueNAS/Home server?
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B08GRY1...1edb60ea2d0325ecb310INT&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1
and I just so happen to be thinking about buying a UPS for my TrueNAS home server build, but reviews are mixed for this supposedly top(ish?) of APC's _consumer_ line. Looked at the CyberPower equivalent (CP1500PFCLCD), but the reviews are mixed there as well -- about the same rating distribution for both brands:
- fire hazard
- some units actually catching fire or smoking
- foul smell
- high pitched noise
What's your opinion, folks? Should I go for it?
Also, Amazon is showing that this item is eligible for holiday return policy, but some reviewers mentioned that Amazon was refusing returns on this thing in the past because it's allgedly per Amazon cannot be shipped due to the "dangerous battery" (yet sending it to the customer is not an issue).
Did anyone have experience with this? I would appreciate any kind of perspective.
What UPS would you recommend? The hardware guide just says "APC" without any specifics IIRC.
P.S. I just learned that these consumer UPS are not real UPS because of the 10 ms gap between loss of power and UPS taking over (and that _real_ UPS are very expensive industrial units). Is that an issue for TrueNAS/Home server?