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Re:I don't think the cheapest APC Back-UPS units can be moni... by BenjiWiebe on Friday February 23, 2024 @01:52PM (#39484654)
Sorry, don't have the model numbers handy, but:

We have an Eaton and several APCs, all fairly cheap/lowend. One recent power outage, the APCs flipped on but the Eaton just turned off...

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Re:I don't think the cheapest APC Back-UPS units can be moni... by Toutouxc on Friday February 23, 2024 @03:46PM (#39485884)
I’ve had an ultra cheap Eaton 5E (900 VA) for a few weeks. Because I still don’t entirely trust it, I’ve tried cutting the power to it several times (like 10x maybe) and it’s been fine every single time (it talks to a Debian box with NUT). The whole thing was around $80, if it doesn’t burn the house down, there are no downsides.
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