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[β] Magister@lemmy.world 62 points 8 months ago (1 child) This is why we have UPS ;-) permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] oppy1984@lemdro.id 10 points 8 months ago (3 children) Seriously, one black out and suddenly you see the need for a UPS. Now my desktop is on a USB, my work laptop and monitors are on a UPS, my homelab is on a UPS, even my modem and router are on a UPS. I just wish I could get a backup generator, but that's not happening anytime soon. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] jakobmn@feddit.dk 8 points 8 months ago (2 children) My experience with using an UPS is that they have caised an outage every few years, which is more often than we get power outages where I live, so I didn't replace the batteries last time the UPS took down my server, and are just running straight from the wall. It might be better with a more expensive UPS, but it's not worth it for me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] oppy1984@lemdro.id 1 point 8 months ago* Yeah I read up on them before I bought, APC seemed like the best. I test them at least once a year and so far I've only had to replace one battery. Depending on the application I paid between $80 and $180 for each, but the higher upfront cost seems to have paid off for me at least. I am a sample size of 1, your results may vary. permalink fedilink source parent [β] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 1 point 8 months ago A hale storm earlier this year and the power outage it caused created some bizarre issue with my home server I have yet to diagnose. All of my containers and VMs corrupted in some way, so I had to restore from backup, but my file server container has some sort of permissions issue on top of that. Honestly the brownout before the outage is almost definitely what did it, but the cost of a UPS that also protects against brownouts is well outside of my usual hobby budget so it's hard to justify on ewaste hardware that I got a pallet of for less than what the UPS would cost used permalink fedilink source parent [β] miked@piefed.social 5 points 8 months ago* (1 child) I got tired of my network puking every time the power went out for 5 seconds. Edit- My NAS really dislikes having the power cut off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] oppy1984@lemdro.id 2 points 8 months ago Yep, the black outs have stopped now but for a while it was a daily occurrence. My NAS took a beating and so did my desktop. I spent a ton on ups's to make sure that stuff was protected and bonus, I wouldn't loose connection while on phone calls with government officials while at work.... they get pissy when you suddenly drop off. permalink fedilink source parent [β] Magister@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) I sometimes have power outage in winter (snow storm, ice, etc) and working from home I need a UPS ; modem cable, router, PC, monitors, are on it, it can stand ~5h permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] oppy1984@lemdro.id 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) I've had good luck with APC. Just be ready to pay a bit more upfront. But so far in the last 6 or 7 years, I've only had to replace one battery. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Magister@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) I bought a used APC Back-UPS Pro BR1500G for $100 on market place, it was a good deal, I replaced the 2 battery inside and added 4 outside (it is supported), I'm ready! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] oppy1984@lemdro.id 1 point 8 months ago $100 is a good deal, though with the batteries you probably paid as much as a new one. But you have extra battery life so win. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] oppy1984@lemdro.id 10 points 8 months ago (3 children) Seriously, one black out and suddenly you see the need for a UPS. Now my desktop is on a USB, my work laptop and monitors are on a UPS, my homelab is on a UPS, even my modem and router are on a UPS. I just wish I could get a backup generator, but that's not happening anytime soon. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] jakobmn@feddit.dk 8 points 8 months ago (2 children) My experience with using an UPS is that they have caised an outage every few years, which is more often than we get power outages where I live, so I didn't replace the batteries last time the UPS took down my server, and are just running straight from the wall. It might be better with a more expensive UPS, but it's not worth it for me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] oppy1984@lemdro.id 1 point 8 months ago* Yeah I read up on them before I bought, APC seemed like the best. I test them at least once a year and so far I've only had to replace one battery. Depending on the application I paid between $80 and $180 for each, but the higher upfront cost seems to have paid off for me at least. I am a sample size of 1, your results may vary. permalink fedilink source parent [β] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 1 point 8 months ago A hale storm earlier this year and the power outage it caused created some bizarre issue with my home server I have yet to diagnose. All of my containers and VMs corrupted in some way, so I had to restore from backup, but my file server container has some sort of permissions issue on top of that. Honestly the brownout before the outage is almost definitely what did it, but the cost of a UPS that also protects against brownouts is well outside of my usual hobby budget so it's hard to justify on ewaste hardware that I got a pallet of for less than what the UPS would cost used permalink fedilink source parent [β] miked@piefed.social 5 points 8 months ago* (1 child) I got tired of my network puking every time the power went out for 5 seconds. Edit- My NAS really dislikes having the power cut off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] oppy1984@lemdro.id 2 points 8 months ago Yep, the black outs have stopped now but for a while it was a daily occurrence. My NAS took a beating and so did my desktop. I spent a ton on ups's to make sure that stuff was protected and bonus, I wouldn't loose connection while on phone calls with government officials while at work.... they get pissy when you suddenly drop off. permalink fedilink source parent [β] Magister@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) I sometimes have power outage in winter (snow storm, ice, etc) and working from home I need a UPS ; modem cable, router, PC, monitors, are on it, it can stand ~5h permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] oppy1984@lemdro.id 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) I've had good luck with APC. Just be ready to pay a bit more upfront. But so far in the last 6 or 7 years, I've only had to replace one battery. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Magister@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) I bought a used APC Back-UPS Pro BR1500G for $100 on market place, it was a good deal, I replaced the 2 battery inside and added 4 outside (it is supported), I'm ready! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] oppy1984@lemdro.id 1 point 8 months ago $100 is a good deal, though with the batteries you probably paid as much as a new one. But you have extra battery life so win. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] jakobmn@feddit.dk 8 points 8 months ago (2 children) My experience with using an UPS is that they have caised an outage every few years, which is more often than we get power outages where I live, so I didn't replace the batteries last time the UPS took down my server, and are just running straight from the wall. It might be better with a more expensive UPS, but it's not worth it for me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] oppy1984@lemdro.id 1 point 8 months ago* Yeah I read up on them before I bought, APC seemed like the best. I test them at least once a year and so far I've only had to replace one battery. Depending on the application I paid between $80 and $180 for each, but the higher upfront cost seems to have paid off for me at least. I am a sample size of 1, your results may vary. permalink fedilink source parent [β] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 1 point 8 months ago A hale storm earlier this year and the power outage it caused created some bizarre issue with my home server I have yet to diagnose. All of my containers and VMs corrupted in some way, so I had to restore from backup, but my file server container has some sort of permissions issue on top of that. Honestly the brownout before the outage is almost definitely what did it, but the cost of a UPS that also protects against brownouts is well outside of my usual hobby budget so it's hard to justify on ewaste hardware that I got a pallet of for less than what the UPS would cost used permalink fedilink source parent
[β] oppy1984@lemdro.id 1 point 8 months ago* Yeah I read up on them before I bought, APC seemed like the best. I test them at least once a year and so far I've only had to replace one battery. Depending on the application I paid between $80 and $180 for each, but the higher upfront cost seems to have paid off for me at least. I am a sample size of 1, your results may vary. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 1 point 8 months ago A hale storm earlier this year and the power outage it caused created some bizarre issue with my home server I have yet to diagnose. All of my containers and VMs corrupted in some way, so I had to restore from backup, but my file server container has some sort of permissions issue on top of that. Honestly the brownout before the outage is almost definitely what did it, but the cost of a UPS that also protects against brownouts is well outside of my usual hobby budget so it's hard to justify on ewaste hardware that I got a pallet of for less than what the UPS would cost used permalink fedilink source parent
[β] miked@piefed.social 5 points 8 months ago* (1 child) I got tired of my network puking every time the power went out for 5 seconds. Edit- My NAS really dislikes having the power cut off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] oppy1984@lemdro.id 2 points 8 months ago Yep, the black outs have stopped now but for a while it was a daily occurrence. My NAS took a beating and so did my desktop. I spent a ton on ups's to make sure that stuff was protected and bonus, I wouldn't loose connection while on phone calls with government officials while at work.... they get pissy when you suddenly drop off. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] oppy1984@lemdro.id 2 points 8 months ago Yep, the black outs have stopped now but for a while it was a daily occurrence. My NAS took a beating and so did my desktop. I spent a ton on ups's to make sure that stuff was protected and bonus, I wouldn't loose connection while on phone calls with government officials while at work.... they get pissy when you suddenly drop off. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Magister@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) I sometimes have power outage in winter (snow storm, ice, etc) and working from home I need a UPS ; modem cable, router, PC, monitors, are on it, it can stand ~5h permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] oppy1984@lemdro.id 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) I've had good luck with APC. Just be ready to pay a bit more upfront. But so far in the last 6 or 7 years, I've only had to replace one battery. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Magister@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) I bought a used APC Back-UPS Pro BR1500G for $100 on market place, it was a good deal, I replaced the 2 battery inside and added 4 outside (it is supported), I'm ready! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] oppy1984@lemdro.id 1 point 8 months ago $100 is a good deal, though with the batteries you probably paid as much as a new one. But you have extra battery life so win. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] oppy1984@lemdro.id 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) I've had good luck with APC. Just be ready to pay a bit more upfront. But so far in the last 6 or 7 years, I've only had to replace one battery. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Magister@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) I bought a used APC Back-UPS Pro BR1500G for $100 on market place, it was a good deal, I replaced the 2 battery inside and added 4 outside (it is supported), I'm ready! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] oppy1984@lemdro.id 1 point 8 months ago $100 is a good deal, though with the batteries you probably paid as much as a new one. But you have extra battery life so win. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Magister@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) I bought a used APC Back-UPS Pro BR1500G for $100 on market place, it was a good deal, I replaced the 2 battery inside and added 4 outside (it is supported), I'm ready! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] oppy1984@lemdro.id 1 point 8 months ago $100 is a good deal, though with the batteries you probably paid as much as a new one. But you have extra battery life so win. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] oppy1984@lemdro.id 1 point 8 months ago $100 is a good deal, though with the batteries you probably paid as much as a new one. But you have extra battery life so win. permalink fedilink source parent
