SmookinJoe
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Hi everyone
Lately our hydro service has been getting bothersome.
Power goes out for split second, often not affecting most appliance clocks but reseting computers.
Saw it happen today and 3 computers were affected but not 4th...
Happened to both houses so I know it isn't my farm affecting my house.
Any recommendations on a UPC that would smooth out these issues.
I have to restart a number of apps on all computers in order to resume folding
Joe
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Re: My power company is drivin me Insane...
2021/04/25 12:03:31
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☄ Helpfulby SmookinJoe 2021/04/25 14:52:50
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Re: My power company is drivin me Insane...
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☄ Helpfulby SmookinJoe 2021/04/25 14:53:26
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Re: My power company is drivin me Insane...
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Thanks Guys
I will look into them
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Re: My power company is drivin me Insane...
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Got a better solution for you Joe:
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Re: My power company is drivin me Insane...
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 Why is there no Not Helpful button? smh...yer terrible...troy 
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Re: My power company is drivin me Insane...
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☄ Helpfulby SmookinJoe 2021/04/26 04:18:38
Would definitely recommend a pure sinewave UPS, regardless of what you get. But my choice is the CP1500PFCLCD, it's been night and day better than anything APC made for the last decade.
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Re: My power company is drivin me Insane...
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☄ Helpfulby SmookinJoe 2021/04/26 17:43:26
I'll add to the Cyberpower love esp in regards to how easy it is to replace the batteries - replacements that are reliable are easily found through several companies (Again, the caveat of 'you get what you pay for' is in play) and usually only requires 3 to 5 screws to be pulled and one cable coupling to be swapped. I run 4 (Three for my office setup and one for the wife) and will be adding at least one more in the future to keep the network equipment up in case of outage.
They have definitely been a worthwhile investment, especially in an area where brownouts were VERY frequent when we first moved in.
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Re: My power company is drivin me Insane...
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Years ago, I had bought a couple of APC 750's that were 500 watts I think. I had issues with the batteries not lining up in the coupler properly. They were the same size batteries as my alarm system so they were easy to acquire..
I will be buying about 4 CyberPower's (2x1300 watt models and 2x900-1000 watts)
I think they use the same size batteries...
Again thanks everyone
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Re: My power company is drivin me Insane...
2021/04/26 18:08:46
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Just keep in in mind if you are folding your power needs might be higher then normal. If a UPC doesn’t have enough power to keep up then it’s going to not help.
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Re: My power company is drivin me Insane...
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Just keep in in mind if you are folding your power needs might be higher then normal. If a UPC doesn’t have enough power to keep up then it’s going to not help.
Oh That I am well aware...I had replaced the batteries in one of my APC's and I tested it on one of my testing computers and the alarms were goin off ...it was screamin that it had a load of 125%..lol I have gizmo's for each computer and it tells me the watts etc. It was still workin but man was it protesting..  They will tell me how much I need for my new UPS's
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Re: My power company is drivin me Insane...
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SmookinJoe
Again thanks everyone
Joe
Very much welcome Joe!
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Re: My power company is drivin me Insane...
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My pleasure, didn't want to hurt your feelings Troy....🤣🤣
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Re: My power company is drivin me Insane...
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☄ Helpfulby SmookinJoe 2021/04/28 18:29:15
CDW clearance outlet website has some really good prices on things sometimes. https://www.cdw.com/searc...-_-Search-_-Search+AllThe Liebert UPS 1900 watt for 304$ looks interesting. They are used/open box. Maybe off lease and refurbs. I got a really nice color laser all in one for just over 100$ from there a couple years ago It was new open box. Still working great and on the same toners. No more ink cartridges for me.
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Re: My power company is drivin me Insane...
2021/04/28 18:30:08
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I will check em out but I think I will be going all Cyber...
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Re: My power company is drivin me Insane...
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SmookinJoe
My power company is drivin me Insane.
Well Joe, did you ever stop to think that maybe, just maybe you sir, are driving them NUTZ? 21+ MIL PPD! The grid near you is probably glowing red brother!!! jk of course. Wholly molly way to step it up a notch or 50. I prefer the cybers as well. Batteries are available easily if needed.
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Re: My power company is drivin me Insane...
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SmookinJoe
My power company is drivin me Insane.
Well Joe, did you ever stop to think that maybe, just maybe you sir, are driving them NUTZ?
21+ MIL PPD! The grid near you is probably glowing red brother!!! jk of course. Wholly molly way to step it up a notch or 50.
I prefer the cybers as well. Batteries are available easily if needed.
Never crossed my mind...i have meters...i pay my bills...no shunts here...lol Heat pumps for to cool the houses and offset the heaters I got in the basement. I am probably one of their best customers🤣🤣
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Re: My power company is drivin me Insane...
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bill1024
CDW clearance outlet website has some really good prices on things sometimes.
https://www.cdw.com/searc...-_-Search-_-Search+All
The Liebert UPS 1900 watt for 304$ looks interesting.
They are used/open box. Maybe off lease and refurbs.
I got a really nice color laser all in one for just over 100$ from there a couple years ago
It was new open box. Still working great and on the same toners.
No more ink cartridges for me.
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Re: My power company is drivin me Insane...
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My power company is drivin me Insane.
Well Joe, did you ever stop to think that maybe, just maybe you sir, are driving them NUTZ?
21+ MIL PPD! The grid near you is probably glowing red brother!!! jk of course. Wholly molly way to step it up a notch or 50.
I prefer the cybers as well. Batteries are available easily if needed.
Never crossed my mind...i have meters...i pay my bills...no shunts here...lol
Heat pumps for to cool the houses and offset the heaters I got in the basement.
I am probably one of their best customers🤣🤣
lmao, I bet you are. They are probably calling the authorities to see what u r growing. Edit Joe, I for some reason have not been able to get to my pm's for the last week and have not been able to read the last one you sent. Did want to let you know that this thread would probably be to far off topic from that conversation. I am not the only HVAC guy that has responded here. 
post edited by STR1D3R_2 - 2021/04/29 17:51:03
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Re: My power company is drivin me Insane...
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STR1D3R_2
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lmao, I bet you are. They are probably calling the authorities to see what u r growing.
Edit
Joe, I for some reason have not been able to get to my pm's for the last week and have not been able to read the last one you sent. Did want to let you know that this thread would probably be to far off topic from that conversation. I am not the only HVAC guy that has responded here.
It's legal now PM.. 2 weeks ago I sent a couple of pictures showing the oil tubes to the bearings I had on my old motor. I also asked what brand is made in America..
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Re: My power company is drivin me Insane...
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Just bought a couple of these  Still trying to wrap my head around the rackmount 1300 watt+ models that Cool GTX recommended... (I might just buy 2 more instead of 1 or 2 1300watt models)
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Re: My power company is drivin me Insane...
2021/04/30 15:23:24
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you need a really big UPS when you regularly pull over 1100 watts 24/7 I use the included floor stand & have not rack mounted them
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Re: My power company is drivin me Insane...
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Cool GTX
you need a really big UPS when you regularly pull over 1100 watts 24/7
I use the included floor stand & have not rack mounted them
No Doubt!  Total Wattage combined Yes... I had to separate my sources so to not overload my outlets. Currently I have 4 computers folding and each is running about 400-900 Watts each. One of my Chinese kill a Watt type gizmo's is reporting a high of 1200+Watts and that has created a mystery for me... (Did one machine spike or was it a reading of a couple of computers sharing an outlet...my memory can be terrible  ) That is why I have bought 2 of the 1000Watt Cyber's to test.
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Re: My power company is drivin me Insane...
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kougar
Would definitely recommend a pure sinewave UPS, regardless of what you get.
Isn't it an outdated myth? Most good PSUs should work fine without that. About CP1500PFCLCD, one disadvantage is that it has a fan which will make some noise even when working normally, though I guess it does not matter for folding. Also heard some complaints about bad/cheap components.
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Re: My power company is drivin me Insane...
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kougar
Would definitely recommend a pure sinewave UPS, regardless of what you get.
Isn't it an outdated myth? Most good PSUs should work fine without that.
About CP1500PFCLCD, one disadvantage is that it has a fan which will make some noise even when working normally, though I guess it does not matter for folding.
Also heard some complaints about bad/cheap components.
Why do I hear this stuff after I have purchased...   Kidding...I like fans...better than no fans...
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Re: My power company is drivin me Insane...
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apc models with external packs do well
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Re: My power company is drivin me Insane...
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Great info here. I hadn’t considered buying a UPS for my rig. Makes sense.
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Re: My power company is drivin me Insane...
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apc models is the way to go. I'm stress free since then. best purchase I made
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Re: My power company is drivin me Insane...
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Re: My power company is drivin me Insane...
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Just ordered another two CP1500PFCLCD's.. The first(2) were able to handle the workload of my computers and I don't need the larger models at the moment.. Amazon.ca was unable to fulfill the order of the first two, in a timely manner, so I got them from Newegg.ca I am giving Amazon another chance on the second set of Cyberpowers. 
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