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Uninteruptible power supply

  • 25-06-2012 7:10pm
    #1
    SparrowHawk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 390 ✭✭


    Hi All,
    I'm looking to replace my current UPS an old Trust device with 3 outlets - I'm now running out of outlets! Ideally I'd like to hook up 2 x Laptops; 3 x Iomega StorCenters and a WD Worldbook to UPS with some spare outlets just for surge protection....not a lot to ask really!

    Does anyone have any suggestions, or features to look out for/ avoid?

    thanks in advance,

    SH


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  • #2
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,304 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    Can you not just increase the number of outlets with one of those 4-way socket board things? The 2euro shops usually have them.


  • #3
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    bonzodog2 wrote: »
    Can you not just increase the number of outlets with one of those 4-way socket board things? The 2euro shops usually have them.

    You ever seen the outputs on a UPS?

    APC-UPS-BR500CI-AS-Back-View.jpg


  • #4
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,304 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    You ever seen the outputs on a UPS?

    No actually, LOL. My mistake !


  • #5
    knotknowbody
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 262 ✭✭knotknowbody


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    You ever seen the outputs on a UPS?

    APC-UPS-BR500CI-AS-Back-View.jpg

    Yeah, just cut the opposite end off the lead that comes from the ups and put a four way plug board on it then plug your devices into it as you would a wall socket, have done it before and it worked perfect, you can then have four surge protected devices on each outlet of the ups.

    Note: If you have four devices on each output the battery will not last long in a power cut.


  • #6
    SparrowHawk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 390 ✭✭SparrowHawk


    Hi knotknowbody, great idea - you could have just saved me a few hundred Euro :D


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  • #7
    Echoes675
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 256 ✭✭Echoes675


    APC devices are pretty good. I would go for either the 1000 or 1500 model.

    .....OR.......

    you could go for an APC 550 which looks like a big surge protector. One side is surge protected with 4 3pin sockets and the other is battery backed for another 4 3 pin sockets.

    (no I don't work for APC, we just use them here at work)


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