Re:UPS lifespans

Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> Wrote in message:r

/Neglecting battery issues/, any observations on the typical lifespanof the electronics in modest sized (1500VA, sine, line-interractive)UPSs?  Or, common faults?APCs tend to be pretty ubiquitous, but they don't seem to be particularlyhigh quality (even the larger, more upscale units).OTOH, given our relatively infrequent outages, perhaps its time tojust switch to "switched outlet strips", instead?  And, grumble aboutthe occasional "flicker"?  (most of my machines can bridge brief outageson their internal power supplies)Or, deploy the even larger units to handle multiple loads?(sigh)  More frigging work...

The APC's I've had never died.  Only the triplites 500va unit
 seems to grenade.
Now the replacement batteries are another story.

Cheers
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