What happens if we connect a UPS to anothe UPS?

candyboy97

Hi!,

Is there someone who have tried connecting two UPS with each other.......it would be interesting if it really increase the power backup time.


I will highly appreciate if you all please share your experiences and view on this.

Thrax

candyboy97 wrote:

Hi!,

Is there someone who have tried connecting two UPS with each other.......it would be interesting if it really increase the power backup time.


I will highly appreciate if you all please share your experiences and view on this.

http://www.blindedbytech.com/2006/03/01/can-you-chain-two-upses-together-no/

Missileman

Thrax wrote:

http://www.blindedbytech.com/2006/03/01/can-you-chain-two-upses-together-no/

Thrax is right. You really shouldn't even plug a UPS into a surge suppressor.

UPS depends on a clean safety ground to function properly and the surge protector messes that up when it tries to cut a surge to ground.


UPS straight to wall. Anything else is a bad thing.

GnomeWizardd

i have a UPS to the wall and a monster sound Strip bar coming off that! Bad or no?

Missileman

Strip into UPS is okay, but it won't surge protect so you can replace it with a regular power strip and use it somewhere else were you can use the surge protector.

RWB

Good INFO!! I'm gonna unplug my UPS from my surge when I get home :P I only did it becuase I needed the extra plugs hehe

candyboy97

Thrax wrote:

http://www.blindedbytech.com/2006/03/01/can-you-chain-two-upses-together-no/

Thank you all...the article was really helpful.

I was actually planning to implement that b/c i thought it will increase the power backup time.......it would have been embarrassing in the office if i would have implemented and someone would have pointed to that article.

edcentric

One way to use two UPS for more backup time is to divide your load.
Computer into one and periferals into another.
Everything that connects to my computer is plugged into a UPS.