Re: UPS lifespans

On 2024-05-29, Don Y wrote:

/Neglecting battery issues/, any observations on the typical lifespan
of the electronics in modest sized (1500VA, sine, line-interractive)
UPSs?  Or, common faults?

The handful that I've had (all APC, so ... "meh") are all 5-10 years old
at this point, and on their second or third set of batteries (3 year
replacements, on average; so the 5YO one is nearing the "replace the
battery" threshold). One is probably closer to 15, come to think
of it ... but lightly loaded, so has only needed two replacements (~6
years on the replacements)

I don't particularly baby them (though do try to keep them down to about
75% of their rated capacity), but the power coming in isn't all that
"bad(tm)" either; which probably helps.

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