naveen Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 Hello Sir I have APC Home Appliance & Lighting UPS 800VA, 230V at my Home. Can it be used as a UPS for my entry-level Destop PC. I have also laserPrinter and External Modem.All combined draw 210 Watts. My question is Can UPS meant for Home Appliance & lighting can be used for PC without buying a seperate new UPS for my PC? In the manual of the UPS it is written it can SMPS Loads.Is not PC load a SMPS Load? if it can be used will it give enough time for shutting my PC down? plz help me as iam Assembling a new PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Point Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Hello Sir I have APC Home Appliance & Lighting UPS 800VA, 230V at my Home. Can it be used as a UPS for my entry-level Destop PC. I have also laserPrinter and External Modem.All combined draw 210 Watts. My question is Can UPS meant for Home Appliance & lighting can be used for PC without buying a seperate new UPS for my PC? In the manual of the UPS it is written it can SMPS Loads.Is not PC load a SMPS Load? if it can be used will it give enough time for shutting my PC down? plz help me as iam Assembling a new PC. Naveen, Your APC UPS is ideal for a single PC however, you should NEVER run laser printers from UPSs unless the UPS is huge - the average desktop entry-level laser printer draws up to 800VA by itself. Besides, the UPS is to prevent data loss - not to support printing ;-) I have used small business UPSs to backup audio/video equipment for years. 500-800VA models are best and readily available. I often specify 500-600VA rack-mount UPSs for small studios, clubs etc. Depending upon battery size and condition, you should be able to get 5-7 minutes minumum backup. With the 100AH large battery, you should get hours of operation. Beyond this, I cannot help much as we don't sell this model in Australasia Regards, Jon Point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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