How to Choose a UPS Battery Backup
Choosing the appropriate uninterruptible power supply, or UPS, backup for your equipment ensures that you are providing your devices with the proper amount of power and the necessary amount of backup during a blackout. You must know the total minimal and maximum loads the UPS is expected to support, the desired run time without AC power and the correct voltage. With the right instruction, you can find out which UPS will best suit your needs.
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Instructions
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Navigate to the Tripp-Lite "Product Selector Guides" Web page (see Resources). Although the results will be specific to their product line, you can use the search to enter information to generate a list of UPS device specifications that match your system.
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Input the total power load of the devices that you are wanting to power with the UPS by wattage into the search field. Add up the required power requirements for each of the devices to come up with the total power load need.
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Calculate the minimum amount of time you might need to have the UPS battery backup for your devices in case of a blackout, and input the time in the next box.
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Enter the maximum amount of time that you will need the UPS device to supply battery backup power in the case of a loss of power.
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Put the country where you will be using the UPS backup into the next box. This will ensure that the UPS will have the correct voltage needed to run the device properly in your region.
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Click "Find Matches," then look at the specifications of the devices that appear in the list of results. These specifications can be used to find other brands and models of UPS backups that are a optimal fit for your computer setup and budget.
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Tips & Warnings
Do not choose a UPS backup that is not rated strong enough to handle the power load that you specifically need to power all of your devices. This can cause damage to the UPS.
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