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Belkin 750VA UPS, $39.99 after $30.00MIR.

I had a couple Belkin UPS's before and they only lasted as long as the warranty and just stopped working. Batteries in them were still good, the electronics died. APC (500VA or larger) is all I use now.
 
I just got a Belkin a few days ago, it doens't make any noise except for when the power is out and it's running on battery.
 
I have a belkin 500va it used to hum loudly sometimes. I took it apart and found a bracing bolt between the transformer and side of battery causing it. Slide a little piece of rubber between them to fix it.
 
Originally posted by: navigator135
I had a couple Belkin UPS's before and they only lasted as long as the warranty and just stopped working. Batteries in them were still good, the electronics died. APC (500VA or larger) is all I use now.
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I am interested in APC also. However, I don't think I can ever find a 750VA APC for $40.00!
If it works for three years for me, it has done service for $40.00. I will then get another one.
 
Originally posted by: jjsole
That looks like the clunkiest and most impracticable design for a ups I've ever seen.
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Can you explain what you mean please? I have no idea what you are talking about! Clunky!! Impracticable!!!
 
Originally posted by: Navid
Originally posted by: jjsole
That looks like the clunkiest and most impracticable design for a ups I've ever seen.
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Can you explain what you mean please? I have no idea what you are talking about! Clunky!! Impracticable!!!
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According to the picture the cords go on the side. If you put it upright, it might tip over and atleast will be very high with the cords plugged in. If you put it on the side, it will be very wide and messy with the allowance for the cords. There also appears to be no extra allowance for boxy adapters side by side with other cords. If you do plug in a large adapter when the ups is on its side, it might extend wider than the ups itself, making the ups rest precariously on the adapter plug.

Its a bizarre style for a ups, very inefficient imo. Perhaps their idea is that it could tuck under the desk up against a wall or something, but even so they could have done a much better job designing it.
 
Originally posted by: jjsole

According to the picture the cords go on the side. If you put it upright, it might tip over and atleast will be very high with the cords plugged in. If you put it on the side, it will be very wide and messy with the allowance for the cords. There also appears to be no extra allowance for boxy adapters side by side with other cords. If you do plug in a large adapter when the ups is on its side, it might extend wider than the ups itself, making the ups rest precariously on the adapter plug.

Its a bizarre style for a ups, very inefficient imo. Perhaps their idea is that it could tuck under the desk up against a wall or something, but even so they could have done a much better job designing it.
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I see your point now. Thanks.
 
you can get better ones on belkin's website using a 1/2 off code. pm me if you're interested (the code is good on anything there)...
 
Originally posted by: csundar
you can get better ones on belkin's website using a 1/2 off code. pm me if you're interested (the code is good on anything there)...
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Better in what way?
This one gives 400W, which is what I need. The half-price code does not reduce the price this much. I will have to pay for shipping too.
I know that I can get one that provides a longer run time. But, I don't need it and do not want to pay more for something I do not need.
 
Most of the cheaper units which advertise AVR actually only correct for undervoltaage and not overvoltage (referred to as AVR Boost and AVR Trim by Belkin). This is one of them. I'm running one of these now, and mine does make a low-frequency hum when it's plugged in. I've used 4 Belkin units from 400VA to 800VA, and they all hummed to some degree.
 
Originally posted by: jjsole
According to the picture the cords go on the side. If you put it upright, it might tip over and atleast will be very high with the cords plugged in. If you put it on the side, it will be very wide and messy with the allowance for the cords. There also appears to be no extra allowance for boxy adapters side by side with other cords. If you do plug in a large adapter when the ups is on its side, it might extend wider than the ups itself, making the ups rest precariously on the adapter plug.

Its a bizarre style for a ups, very inefficient imo. Perhaps their idea is that it could tuck under the desk up against a wall or something, but even so they could have done a much better job designing it.
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It is meant to sit upright (outlets on top) and not on its side (there are vent holes on each side). The unit is heavy and wouldn't tip over that easily. 2 of the outlets are spread apart to allow for AC adapter blocks. And it is more convenient than the "traditional" design when you want to put the UPS where floor space is at a minimum (like the example you gave). So I don't think it's a bad or "inefficient" design - just depends on what your needs are. We did make the switch from horizontal desktop PCs to vertical tower PCs a while ago. 😀
 
I went ahead and picked it up last night from CompUSA.
I connected it to the outlet last night at 8:00PM. I turned it on but did not hook up anything to it. I let it charge for 12 hours until 8:00AM this morning.

I then hooked up my monitor (100W Sony 17" Trinitron CRT) and my PC (P4P800 deluxe Mobo with P4C 2.6G, a Vanilla 6800 AGP, an Audigy2 ZS, 2 7200 Seagate SATA hard drives and a TAGAN 480W PSU) to it.

I Left the UPS hooked up to the outlet.
I powered on the monitor first. Then, I powered on the PC. The fan spun for a second and then, the PC turned off. I looked at the UPS and see that the red LED is on!

Even if the battery is not charged (which should be after 12 hours), the UPS should work fine as long as it is hooked up to AC power.

This same PC and monitor are currently running off of a 350VA APC UPS!
I am in the market for a higher power UPS since I know that I need more than 350VA.

I am returning the Belkin back to CompUSA tonight.

It did hum and it did not fit under my desk. But, that is not why I am returning it.
 
I run one of my computers with 2 APC 350VA UPS's. One for the monitor and one for the computer. It runs quite a while if the power goes out. Noticed CC has them for $39.99 right now with no rebate. Could be a good option since your Belkin was a dud.
 
Originally posted by: navigator135
I run one of my computers with 2 APC 350VA UPS's. One for the monitor and one for the computer. It runs quite a while if the power goes out. Noticed CC has them for $39.99 right now with no rebate. Could be a good option since your Belkin was a dud.
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I'll wait for an APC 750 or 725 to go on sale. I remember once a 725 was on sale for about $50.00 after rebate at CompUSA. I'll wait for something like that.
 
Originally posted by: NavidI Left the UPS hooked up to the outlet.
I powered on the monitor first. Then, I powered on the PC. The fan spun for a second and then, the PC turned off. I looked at the UPS and see that the red LED is on!

Even if the battery is not charged (which should be after 12 hours), the UPS should work fine as long as it is hooked up to AC power.

This same PC and monitor are currently running off of a 350VA APC UPS!
I am in the market for a higher power UPS since I know that I need more than 350VA.

I am returning the Belkin back to CompUSA tonight.

It did hum and it did not fit under my desk. But, that is not why I am returning it.
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That happened to me too. The UPS apparently can't handle the surge of power required at startup by some devices. Both the 750VA and 800VA Belkin units do this to me (completely shuts down with red LED on) if I turn on my 19" CRT monitor after my PC.
 
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