Run time is 2 mins? what is the point? null

Our whole-house generator waits about 30 seconds to make sure the power is going to stay off before it starts up. A UPS such as this one prevents my computer and other gear from shutting down and losing their settings in that brief period before the generator takes over.

Run time depends on what you have plugged into it. I have a few small devices that don't use a whole lot of electricity plugged in and it definitely lasts more than 2 minutes. However, for me, 2 minutes was exactly what I was hoping for because we have frequent power outages that last a minute or two. I just didn't want to have to reset my DVD clock or have the cable modem and wifi router spend 5 minutes rebooting every time we have a one-minute outage. Works great, and I've had outages over 5 minutes and the UPS covered that no problem. That's better than I expected, so I bought two more (on sale) to cover other devices that I don't want to lose power abruptly during a short outage.

Regardless of the run time, in my consideration, the most important function is to prevent the computer from crashing and possibly require a complete system, etc install. The value is in providing a controlled system shut down to avoid any software issues, such as the need to reinstall the operating system, etc. Once you go through that disaster, you will never forget it. I certainly haven't.

Run time is dependent on the age of the UPS and the load. Surges can be stopped by a $10 device. The real problem is brown outs. UPSs stop these

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Our whole-house generator waits about 30 seconds to make sure the power is going to stay off before it starts up. A UPS such as this one prevents my computer and other gear from shutting down and losing their settings in that brief period before the generator takes over.
Answered by Boxplayer 6 years ago
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Run time depends on what you have plugged into it. I have a few small devices that don't use a whole lot of electricity plugged in and it definitely lasts more than 2 minutes. However, for me, 2 minutes was exactly what I was hoping for because we have frequent power outages that last a minute or two. I just didn't want to have to reset my DVD clock or have the cable modem and wifi router spend 5 minutes rebooting every time we have a one-minute outage. Works great, and I've had outages over 5 minutes and the UPS covered that no problem. That's better than I expected, so I bought two more (on sale) to cover other devices that I don't want to lose power abruptly during a short outage.
Answered by TexasJoe 6 years ago
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Regardless of the run time, in my consideration, the most important function is to prevent the computer from crashing and possibly require a complete system, etc install. The value is in providing a controlled system shut down to avoid any software issues, such as the need to reinstall the operating system, etc. Once you go through that disaster, you will never forget it. I certainly haven't.
Answered by TechNut 7 years ago
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Run time is dependent on the age of the UPS and the load. Surges can be stopped by a $10 device. The real problem is brown outs. UPSs stop these
Answered by Anonymous 7 years ago
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