APC UPS Battery Backup Surge Protector, 425VA Backup Battery Power Supply, BE425M, Black

I will try to be as honest as possible because I depend on other people's reviews and feel I want to help the best I can: I love these things. They are simple to use, unlike a more expensive one that requires APPS or computer connections to set up. For me these are like Plug n Play. I connect the battery without needing to open up the unit, then I plug it into the wall, push the button to turn it on, and then plug in my items. I actually have 4 of these in my home. My computer room which has my computer & monitor and router on it. I have one at my extra computer which connects to that computer and monitor but also powers my Modem and Alexa. My wife has one in her office for her Computer and monitor and Router. Lastly I have one at my main TV which also powers the Sound bar and the DVR. I got so tired of all the years and years of having our power flicker or blink off for 10 seconds and have to power everything back up, while risking damage to fragile electronics. Even a DVR now takes about 8 minutes to reboot and it can be frustrating just sitting there waiting. We've been using these in our home now for about 10 years total. I keep very accurate records on when I buy them, connect them, and when they require replacing. I can say with certainty that you will get about 5 Years from a battery before you need to replace it. I never replace the battery, and instead just replace the entire unit. Yes it does feel wasteful but it just makes more sense to me because I try to catch them on sale and buy them months before I think they will start to die. As long as I do not connect the battery, it does not seem to affect how long the item will last once I do start using it. I wouldn't buy years in advance, but a few months or so seems okay. When the battery will not hold a charge as long as it use to, it will give a high pitched whistle to warn you. It's not really warning that it is dead, but just that the battery is much weaker now and needs replacing soon. At that point I push the button to reset it and get prepared to replace it soon, or buy a replacement to replace it soon. In about 7-10 day it will warn you again, and every 7-10 or so it continues to warn you until it's finally too worn out to be doing it's job at all. Plenty of time to hit Amazon for a new one to be delivered. Because we have a whole house generator that kicks on about 30 seconds after the electric goes out, we've never had to push them to see how long they continue to power things on battery power alone. Our electric goes out, our computers and TV and items continue working without a single blip, and 30 seconds later our generator kicks in and everything becomes normal again. We never lose computers, or our internet or even our TV if we happen to be watching it. It's really cool to be near them on a windy day and you hear this CLICK CLICK sound indicating something is causing bad stuff to happen to your electric and the surges are being handled by this item and not reaching your valuable computer stuff. I Highly Recommend. Good Luck.

Older with a power recliner, you MUST own something like this !! I did a LOT of homework before I bought this and will share some electrical test results with actual testing devices to help your buying decisions.Above ground wiring in an old heavily treed neighborhood. Pulled down wires aren't uncommon, out of nowhere and with little urging.I'm in an old TWO WIRE home with no third ground. This unit's tiny red led came on to let me know it didn't find a ground, as it should. You can tape over it or just ignore it if you are in an older 2 wire home. But it works. IF you have a fully grounded home, ask questions.If one is older especially if ortho problems are present, this is a problem getting OUT of your chair when it's reclined. Even if young and strong, you must exert great force on the arms of the expensive recliner that don't want to be pushed that way, and you damage something. Done it.I am using a new Flex - Steel "Marley" 3 way power recliner MADE FOR us big guys, former linemen types, for this example. This chair is designed to be fully functional with a 300 pound person, and their info says so. Flex - Steel is known for steel framing and not wood. Little heavier build if one needs it. Most don't.This would also suggest the motors may be slightly oversized or enhanced a bit to accommodate extra loads on the electric 12V motors, to lift and move that 300 capable advertised pounds.With no one in the chair, using meters - the largest wattage draw to this chair in recline mode was 67 watts. The largest amperage drawn was .97 amp. That's not a lot of power used up with a 4.3 second ON time to recline, and similar to return to default.One would expect a slightly heavier draw on both above figures with a heavy humanoid in the recliner. Maybe a 15% increase, though depends on weight. These motors are geared very low with excellent torque.Plus, I also have a brass stand light behind my TV chair, for reading and that's plugged in too, hooked to an rf on/off selector.The recliner power backups made JUST FOR RECLINERS can ONLY be used hooked into your................... recliner. That's it. No added value. Ponder that. You get a lot more mileage out of this that you can plug 4 things into for power backup, and two plugs NOT part of the power backup, but are surge protected - which APC does very well.I'd guess this would run a small, 27 inch led tv for a good 3 -4 hours on and off, if a big storm rolled in. * You do NOT want to drain a lead-acid battery down to dead !!!! Do yourself a FAVOR and search that. Warranty or not, try to avoid this as it is super hard on the battery itself ! This would run a LED bright single bulb for a couple days. I have other power backup and can do some comparisons.In my big man Marley power recliner, I unplugged it and did a seated, full weight of 296# IN THE RECLINER , UP/DOWN cycle 4 times over 10 minutes to not heat up the motors, and I'd guess it could do another few sets with no problem. Again, never run these kinds of batteries down to near dead !You can get the small, special hookup "recliner only backups" for much less and from my measurements, I'd guess they would be IDEAL to get you OUT of your chair after power goes out. If this is ALL you want from this kind of device for RECLINER use, or maybe one more U/D cycle, buy the chair specific one and save $25 but CHECK the warranties.You want one that doesn't ONLY do recliners when the electrons stop moving into your breaker box, get this. THREE YEAR warranty!! Yes.I found an oblong plastic tray I can turn over to cover it all, easily sanded it smooth. I spray painted to match the carpet, and it covers all the wires, power box, mess. Can put velcro tabs on the tray side so it stays put on the carpet."Under actual use", I'd REMOVE any cover over the backup as it would be expected to need more air as it warms up moving power. That creates heat. "Uncover during any use for backup purposes" when the power is out. Could always put some vent holes in any cover, and couldn't hurt for daily normal running, but needs full air in an actual power outage.

The previous APC lasted over 5 years under EXTREME conditions. I didn't even bother shopping for a bargain brand that would quit when needed the most. My current APC has been through 3 major Hurricanes and I can't even count the number of power outages. As it was going end of life, it gave plenty of warning that not a single document was lost. I didn't even shop for another brand or model, just went straight the the "reorder page".

I have bought three of these and used them for a long time. None of them have failed on me. APC is probably the industry standard for these sorts of backup power strip UPS products. While I have owned larger, this particular model is rather compact and can even sit atop a CPU enclosure if needed or can be squirreled behind a server rack.My criticism of this APC model has to do with plug capacity. For a product this size there could be more and the plugs provided should all be battery + surge protected, not just some. This is biggest drawback to this particular APC model. Given its outlet capacity, one might find themselves feeling like they are compromising what will be battery protected vs not - and when a computer stays alive but a it’s monitor does not in a power loss - that’s an annoyance to be sure.These APC models have a slight hum to them but nothing too terribly noticeable. They are mostly rugged and seem to hold up well. They are simple to set up for the non IT specialist and fit well into any home office setting.