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hchc
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For those of you with a nice rack (haha) at home, curious if anyone uses a proper PDU that then feeds into a UPS. I'm looking to buy an affordable one that's reliable. Nothing fancy at this point, but I'd like a "metered" PDU that accurately displays the current draw in amps. Reviews on Amazon are hit or miss. I don't need anything very expensive such as monitored, switched, etc.
----------------------------------------I'm in USA using residential power on typical single phase 15 Amp circuits with NEMA 5-15R receptacles you would find in a home or apartment. In lieu of an actual "PDU," I have my eye on this Tripp Lite power strip (model PS4816) that's 4 foot long, 15 foot cord, 16 outlets, and lifetime warranty for $60. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000051174/ It'd be nice to have a little LED display with current draw, but the reviews I've seen so far are hit or miss as far as accuracy. Bonus points for made in USA or Japan or Germany or something, and bonus points for lifetime warranty. Edit: I'm ok spending something like $100-250+ if it's good quality and will last decades. The cheap "PDUs" are of questionable quality and may use poor wiring and manufacturing, posing a fire hazard. Edit 2: My primary UPS displays Watts, Amps, Volt-Amps, Hertz, Runtime, and other info on its screen, but I was hoping for something upstream at the rack level. If there's nothing decent in this price range, I'll probably just get that power strip.
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Should I get a ups?
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halldor.usa
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I have 4 computers in my home, and also a cable modem/router and a cell phone micro tower. For that equipment I use 5 UPS units.
My location experiences frequent severe thunderstorms, but I would never run a computer without a UPS. Just my opinion, for whatever it's worth. |
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hchc
Veteran Cruncher USA Joined: Aug 15, 2006 Post Count: 798 Status: Recently Active Project Badges: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Dang, what a tease. Thought this thread bump was someone talking about PDUs. ;)
----------------------------------------To @Robloxfan216, definitely get a good UPS, preferably one that outputs a pure sinewave instead of a modified sinewave. Many modern power factor correction (PFC) power supply units (PSUs) require a pure sinewave nowadays.
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