Picked up a Mecer 850 unit this morning ... first thing, it is SMALL, secondly ... no, as in ZERO fan crap when charging
But its not even that loud on the eaton.
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But its not even that loud on the eaton.
LandyMan
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No dude, on the 1500 and 2000 it sounds like a blow heater going when charging
Not mine. Will throw in a recording if you want.
LandyMan
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All good man ... both returned in any case, those were definitely borked
I had a Mever 650VA That I bought at IC.
One month into using the device, the damn thing struggled to switch from battery, to wall power and back.
I contacted these IC bastards and they didn't reply.
I am now trying to avoid Mecer in the future but it seems like a good UPS is a hit and miss type of scenario.
One month into using the device, the damn thing struggled to switch from battery, to wall power and back.
I contacted these IC bastards and they didn't reply.
I am now trying to avoid Mecer in the future but it seems like a good UPS is a hit and miss type of scenario.
Mr Smooth
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Picking up mine tomorrow. Might need a longer cable though.
Would like to know your thoughts on this?
LandyMan
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Yeah, so all cables are VERY short.
The y-split had me move the ONT and router to the desk, however I will still make a plan to move everything to underneath the desk.
Bonus that both are 12v, so splitter works fine.
They do provide a bigger plug with open ended wires on the other end, but I didn't need it. I might cut some older charger wires for longer ones, or get some official ones at Communica.
The units seem to be built very well. Tested both by unplugging power, and switched without losing any connection.
Thus far I am very happy.
Still need to do some cable management
You look like a stressed person...
LandyMan
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I used to be, when I still had a job, now its worse
I used to be, when I still had a job, now its worse
Sorry, just saw all those stress balls on your desk.
LandyMan
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All good man ...
Does anybody know who still has stock of the Ratel 860P? https://sinetechstore.co.za/ cancelled my order end of last week.
Speedster
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Communica
Dan C
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Those Mecer's are crap. Also got one that didn't last even a couple of months.
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the mecer UPS has tiny batteries and is inefficient you'd rather use DC-DC like the Ratel or 5v battery bank booster for DC devices and keep the UPS for AC devices like a PC/laptop or similar
hj2k_x
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This looks perfect for running your fibre ONT and router (and some small USB-powered thing / charging a phone)For what's it is worth, I got this extra just to run my ONT +fiber router. Seems to do ok with yesterday's 2.5 hour shed
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Any downsides you've picked up so far?
LandyMan
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I was also struggling to find ... got through a "Special Order" from a contact