UPS & Voltage Regulator

[DWW]

Well lets say I'm electrically inclined and don't know anything about amps, watts and voltage.

I want a UPS that will give me ~3 minutes of leeway to shut down my machines in the event of a power outtage. I also require that it regulates voltage spikes and brownouts and all of that nasty stuff.

I'm not brand specific, and I hear Tripplite are great....and they are lower price than APC by a fair amount it would seem.

Anyhow cut to the chase, what I have running:

2x300 Watt PSU
1x250 Watt PSU
2x200 Watt PSU
1x17" Viewsonic
1x19" Sony Trinitron

Ideally 3 minutes for all of this powered on is what I want.

Any help is great. I'd try to buy one on my own like I have in the past, but I just can't judge which is good as this is not my field (I'm a software engineer )

Thanks.

 

[mechBgon]

So you want to power five computers and two CRT monitors off of one UPS? I'd suggest getting multiple small-to-medium UPS's. Otherwise you might be needing something rather serious like an APC SmartUPS 1500VA or higher, just to handle the power conversion load, not to mention having the necessary battery capacity.

 

[DWW]

Ouch.
Well I'm willing to take the two 200s and 17" off that UPS then

just something for two 300s, a 250 and 19" CRT

 

[beatle]

A BackUPS Pro 1100 from Sam's might fit the bill for those 3 PCs and a monitor, depending on how much stuff you're running on them. Both of the computers in my sig are running off one. It powers 2 monitors as well. Worked great during the hurricane when our power kept blipping on and off.

 

[jrichrds]

Many UPS backups come with USB connections. Since you are using large CRT monitors, your VA/wattage requirements would be significantly reduced if you had just your PC(s) hooked up to the battery backup outlets. And have the UPS put your computers into hibernation in the case of a power outage.