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Budget Homelab UPS Recommendations? (Used or New) (leminal.space)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/selfhosted

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I'm running a rather small homelab and am hunting for a good UPS to help keep everything running smoothly. My top priorities are:

Just enough battery life to keep things running until they can be shut down
Compatible with open source software for monitoring and automated shutdown

Would I have better luck getting a used one and a new battery, or a brand new unit altogether? Anyone have one they don't need anymore, on that note? 👀

Thanks for the advice!

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Some cheap Eaton.... I got a multi-plug from Eaton, works fine.

I wouldn't go cheaper...

And remember that for any ups you need to plan replacing batteries every 12-18 months!

[–] Pulsar 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Eaton are probably the best out there. In my experience battery last between 3 and 4 years.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

My latest purchase is an Eaton, hope battery are better quality ad well!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

12-18 mo?

Can you imagine a datacenter replacing them that often?

Don't get me wrong, it's very good advice to remind folks these batteries are a wear item, and to be be prepared to replace them, but if you're having to replace them at 18 months, I'd be looking for a different, not junk, brand.

Maybe 2 years, if I have bad power so it's being used, a lot.

I can only imagine batteries wearing this fast because the UPS is cheap and doesn't have pass-through design, and instead uses the batteries constantly to provide power conditioning.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Yes, we are talking of cheap ups... :)