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UPS Question

1Wolf

1Wolf

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I've got a question regarding my UPS + PC setup that I was hoping that someone might be able to help me out with...

I've currently got a PC running off a Cyberpower UPS. Like most UPS, its got some outlets that battery + surge protection and other outlets that are surge protection only. This works fine for my current PC and supplies all the juice that my current setup needs if the power drops.

However....I will be adding a second machine into this area of the room and I'm out of outlets.

If I purchase a second UPS for the new machine, can I plug the 2nd UPS into a "Surge Protection Only" outlet of the first UPS?

This way, the first UPS plugs into the wall and the first PC plugs into the battery + surge protection outlets of that UPS. Then the second UPS plugs into a surge protection only outlet (So it doesn't drain the battery at all) of the first UPS, and the second PC then plugs into the battery + surge protection outlets of the second UPS.

That sounds awful confusing but hopefully it makes sense.

Thanks!
 
What you can do, although this is not recommended (from what I have read) is plug a power bar into one of the UPS outlets, that will give you more outlets but you may wind up drawing more power then the UPS can handle.
 
Thanks for the responses :) I'm glad I asked.

Unfortunately, I don't want to add another Duplex Receptacle. I'm not sure how to do that and it just too difficult for me to get down there to work anyway. The outlet is accessible to plug things in, but there really isn't enough room to get down there and work without moving a bunch of furniture and such.

I re-evaluated the setup last night and I may be alright after all...

I've got a Cyberpower 1500UPSLCD and that I believe (I don't have the documentation in front of me at the moment) is rated up to 900W. I've got one PC, 2 LCD monitors, and DENON receiver plugged into it now...and under load it looks like the highest I've seen it display on the LCD is 480-500.

The "new" PC here is going to be a little SFF one with a 650W Power Supply and a GTX760. So I'm hoping it will need much less juice...and its going to be using the same monitors and the same DENON receiver. So the ONLY thing that will be sharing the UPS will be the PSU of the new PC. So hopefully, even under load, that will be much less than the 900.

Does this seem sound? Or is this unlikely to work?
 
Just get a good quality power strip for like $20 and plug both UPS's into it.

Problem solved.
 
I usually plug my UPSs (and I have dozens) into a surge protector and plug that into the wall. The main reason I do that is for better surge protection. In your case plug both UPSs into a single surge protector.
 
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