Choosing a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply)

Radio engineer Joe Geerling explains UPSes, why you need one, and how to choose one, based on decades of experience building and maintaining critical radio infrastructure.

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Contents:

00:00 - Introduction
00:37 - Single workstation UPS
01:27 - Rackmount UPS
03:00 - Sizing a UPS
03:23 - Network integration and monitoring
04:21 - Getting clean power
04:54 - Battery hot-swap
06:36 - Battery chemistry and choice
08:55 - Stories from the trenches
09:47 - Why you need a UPS