( 3 reviews )
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Posted: Nov 25 2008
This unit appears to be built with a lot of quality. It has performed well so far but has not been tested during an actual power outage. My setup includes the Inverter/Charger and two 12 volt marine deep cycle batteries connected in parallel. I am powering a 5.0 amp sump pump. The unit will power the sump pump without any problems.
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Posted: Nov 14 2006
We have three of these running as UPS for extended long run. They work great. With a 100AmpH deep cycle battery, it can run three servers for 5 hours. The built-in three stage charger with battery and charge indicators show the status of the battery and inveter. Many adjustment dip switch to select different battery or switching voltage. When AC lost, it will automatically switch to battery power in about 5 ms, so that computers have no downtime. The only problem with them is that the float charge phase is always on. When power outage is not that frequent, it could cause battery being overcharged. I had contacted factory to see if we can turn that float charge off or off after certain hours to avoid the battery overcharge. But they told me there is no modification allowed. The result of that is the battery dying in about 18 month to two years. Still, that is a much better solution than those regular UPS, since the battery in resular UPS can only last 15 minutes. During summer, when we have the rolling black, which lasts about two hours each time, we don't have to shutdown our computers due to power outage.
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Posted: Sep 27 2005
This product is all it was advertised to be. I am most pleased with the ability to monitor the battery charge level and the status of the powerverter. It's UPS qualities are also a plus.
