Like the title implies, I’m trying to figure out where to pickup cheap used or new battery backups (ups) in Canada.
I have a couple of small servers I run, so around 1000+ watts should be good.
If I have to replace the battery inside, that’s not a problem, there is a battery place inside my city that offered cheap replacements for around $30.
Any suggestions help!
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I would start by getting a Kill-A-Watt (or generic) so you can measure power draw (under artificial load). The price between a 600W UPS and a 1000W UPS can be dramatic. When I hear “small server” I think of an R210ii / similar platform that uses less wattage than a old fashioned light bulb.
Gear on the cheap?
If you’re patient and can self-support, your local non-profits and their online stores may be useful.
It’s rare to see big gear NIB, but it does happen; have seen rack mount Cyberpower, 10 outlet, hi-watt units, IOB going for around $200+ in the last 6 months. Picked up a previous generation, 5 disk NAS for a tenth of its retail price, used.
You’re north of my border so my sites won’t work for you, but seriously, look into any Goodwill/Salvation Army type organizations, and don’t neglect local, they can be rewarding too.
GL&HF!
I appreciate all of the comments everyone! Thank you all!
I’ll probably end up going with a EATON or APC, most likely refurbished to save some money.
If anyone has any websites they want to share of wholesalers that sell old office stuff within Canada, that would be amazing!
UPS For Less: https://batteryupsforless.com/ca/en/
If you can pick it up in person in Markham, it’s even cheaper. Bought a bunch of UPSes across a couple dozen years now, and replaced the batteries on many of them. Best prices I’ve found.This is the kind of comment I was looking for!! Thank you good sir! I was hoping someone would have a link to a website that sells ups in Canada for a reasonable price!
Cheers!
This is what I ended up with for my r720xd that has redundant 1100w psus. https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Basics-Interactive-Protector-Battery/dp/B07RWMLKFM
I’ve been running my stack with a pair of Cyberpower 1325 VA. All told I sit around 750 watts average use which with the two evenly balanced gives about 10 minutes runtime. Enough to shut things down (includes keeping the poe powered APs up to access things via laptop) with the NAS being configured that if the battery gets to 5 minutes runtime it will shut itself down in case something happens when I’m not around at least the main datastore won’t abruptly crash.
Can find them for about $150 USD each if you look around. If your servers have front displays you should likely be able to see the draw from there, but like mentioned by another a ‘kill-a-watt’ is nice to calculate all those extra bits like a modem or switch that are less obvious amounts.
