Power cord for UPS

C

cyberarmy

Expert Member
Joined
Aug 21, 2006
Messages
3,400
Reaction score
2
Location
Rosebank
Just confirmed with pcmall that the UPS I ordered has one cable from wall to PSU and one from PSU to tower. And I need extra cable from PSU to monitor, something like this one http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/product_info.php?cPath=155_280&products_id=5753
Where else could I get something like this? PCMALL's live chat guy always disappeared halfway during a session. Sybaritic no stock, most of other online shop I checked doesn't have this cable....

And some of you guys also run switch, router frou UPS, what kind of converter/extension cable do you use? Or maybe your UPS has different socket at the back? :(
 
Go buy the sockets at any electrical shop and make your own cable up?

Did it with mine, have an extra long cable that way :D
 
The_Librarian said:
Go buy the sockets at any electrical shop and make your own cable up?

Did it with mine, have an extra long cable that way :D
Click to expand...

:o Will see when I get my UPS. Oh shxx! My router and switch has one of those 3 pin plug with converter together thing........
 
Just go and get a male kettle connector, any decent electrical/lighting shop should have. Then buy a normal multi plug, snip off the 3 prong wall socket and put the kettle connector on in it's place. Connect that up to the UPS, now you can plug in your router and switch.
 
Azrael said:
Just go and get a male kettle connector, any decent electrical/lighting shop should have. Then buy a normal multi plug, snip off the 3 prong wall socket and put the kettle connector on in it's place. Connect that up to the UPS, now you can plug in your router and switch.
Click to expand...

if i do that and connect everything to the multi plug, is that fine? or can it like overload the one plug of the UPS thats being used
 
Azrael said:
Just go and get a male kettle connector, any decent electrical/lighting shop should have. Then buy a normal multi plug, snip off the 3 prong wall socket and put the kettle connector on in it's place. Connect that up to the UPS, now you can plug in your router and switch.
Click to expand...

Good idea, I should have thought about it. Must be the load shedding affecting my brain now :sick:
 
ADSL Connection keeps crapping out - sorry for the double-post...
 
Last edited:
I have just what Azreal suggested -- my LCD, router and speakers connected to one of my 700VA UPS's using one of the cables mentioned in the orignal post - I just cut the end off (the right end that does not plug into the UPS) and bought a double-sided adapter plug (like the ones found on the cheap extension cords) from Mica for R30-odd and fitted to the cut-off end - this means I can use a normal 3-pin plug, or plug-in a 2-pin adapter to run off the UPS for the PC items that have this - definitely worthwhile...

... I also made a second one to plug a lounge lamp into an old 400VA UPS - at least I have some light with the blackouts! :D
 
Last edited:
That's exactly what I've done, works great on 1000 VA ups. I have my tower, monitor, router and cordless phone all plugged in ;)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top
Sign up to the MyBroadband newsletter
X