“the APC 750. Can it be used for a T V and Direct T V ? When the power has a power flash. where it goes off and comes right back on and I have to reset my Direct T V and wait for the satellite to reset will this unit hold enough power to keep this from happening ?”
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Absolutely. I have it powering my Sharp 60" TV, 2 Bluray players, a DVD/VHS unit, the cable box and several other accessories including speakers. I never have to reset anything after a brownout, flash or short power outage. By short I mean anything under about 1½ hours. It is a battery after all and will only last about that long.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.It will depend on the draw of your TV. It can definitely carry your DirectTV box. However some TV's may draw too much for it to handle.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Hi Rick, The answer to your question depends on your TV. The DTV sat box won't require much power. A 750 should be enough to keep the TV running once on for a few minutes to let you power down nicely. Look up your TV's power (watts & current) requirements in the manual or on its support/web site and that will give you an idea of how much time you'll have. The TV can make a difference to the UPS upon its power-up - drawing more current than the UPS can deliver, which can throw a UPS error code. This is not nearly as bad as the old days when we used CRT TVs (and this is assuming YOU have a flat screen...) but start-up current draw in flat screens can still be relatively higher than a UPS expects unless it's beefy enough.
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