EXA PLUS 1000/1500/2000 UPS

Great little UPS unit for those who want 'simplicity' in set up and operation and which provides more than enough time for a controlled shut down of your PC (or whatever). The well-packaged UPS unit received the day after ordering. The smart black UPS unit is well constructed (both inside and out) and not very heavy. Needs to sit on a hard floor or board or desk (not carpet). Just plug the UPS into the mains, press the button to get a green light and leave to charge for 4 hours. Then plug your computer/screen into the the 2 sockets on the back of the UPS and that's it, done! I tested the UPS by simulating a power cut and the UPS operated my PC/large screen for 15 minutes before rapid bleeping from the UPS indicated the battery was running out, so I reinstated the mains power. No problems with the UPS during switchover. Suggest downloading the full Users Manual from the web as the brief Quick Guide provided is too brief! Tried to register Guarantee on Technoware website but failed, but I'm not too bothered as it's well made.

I was a bit wary of buying this at first, because of the price, but it is surprisingly good. Using to power up a WeeDo - Tina 2 basic printer & accessories. When our power supply gets a bit blippy the printer spits it's dummy out, thus losing the whole print, also does this when plugging / unplugging something as mundane as a phone charger. It worked straight out of the box, is very compact, quiet and only slightly warm in use. I've even unplugged the unit whilst printing and the printer never missed a beat. Within the first hour of use it detected and prevented three transient voltages on the incoming mains, so very pleased with it. And the most important feature is it's value for money. Overall a good bit of kit.

Mine came with a UK proper plug included. everything you need. Install the UPSilon sofware as per the separate sheet, (A) www at bottom of sheet. Change the settings to Megatec USB (mine was just on Megatec & did not work, sent me down a rabit hole, I should have noticed though). Not the TecnoManager, as UPSilon did not work, wrong setting, I immediately tried the other sofware & I was familar with similar, viewpower. this did not work. Got 24 hours response from Support telling me to use JUST the UPSilon software (will conflict if other installed) & use the Megatec USB connections. Seems to work fine, so far running an fairly average Dell i7, says 4% power. I did try plugging in a few other things, low power I thought, few switches but was on a multi plug so perhaps not happy with that but it beeped & shut down the power. Now I have the monitoring sofware will report back & carefully check but someone did mention it did not have the power suggested but I am pleased overall as such good value.

This item looked OK and the box was undamaged, but we are having to return it as it is either faulty or not fit for purpose. Depending on the efficiency of the power supply running your PC, the unit should be able to support up to 800Watts if everything is 100% efficient, or about 450Watts if only 60% efficient. Our PC is new and has an efficient power supply. We know that under load it never draws more than 350Watts (including the monitor and a small desk lamp). Even when plugging the UPS into just the PC, excluding the monitor and lamp, it was unable to maintain power for even a few seconds when the mains supply was disconnected. On the bottom of the unit a figure of max 560Watts is cited. Yet the item failed to support the PC when running at a substantially lower load, generally not exceeding 300Watts. Power was immediately lost to the PC when the power was cut. If you buy one of these, test it before relying upon it to save you in the event of a power cut.

Works fine for the price. Only low capacity, and copes with minimal surge - PC only, but not with laser printer. Only wanted to cover ‘brown out’ when my solar/batteries kick in.

So good that I bought another. We have power cuts way too frequently here, & to be blunt I got so fed up resetting the router (which was 5g mobile) after every darn power cut. So I bought one to keep me online during those power cuts - well my lappy is good for half a day, so I thought I’d give it a go. And it does the job perfectly. No interruptions to my internet access whatdoever when I get a power cut, and zero in the way of problems. Well apart from the incessant loud beeping when it’s running in battery mode being a budget UPS, but I can live with that. It has lasted me two hours at least, though how long it lasts you will obviously depend upon what you are using & how much you’re using it. When full fibre came I bought another, to give me as long a usage time as possible: one for the router and one for the fibre box. Yes, I could have plugged both into the one UPS very easily - but I wanted to extend non-mains power as long as reasonably practical and at this price it seems worth it. If your needs are simple like mine, these are a really good choice to keep you going when the mains power goes off.

Like that this has UK socket outlets Bought for CCTV because I was fed up of it restarting several times a day with recent mini powercuts we have been having. Does the job, keeps things running for about an hour Fraction of the cost of an APC equivalent Fit and forget. no more cctv alarms when it reboots Dislikes: no instructions at all, and very cumbersome to find on t'internet, the Italian site is a complete mess and difficult to find anything. Would have been higher review apart from lack of manual or a link to download it from directly. Even searching for model number on the site proved fruitless, I had to guess the name of the download in the end once I'd managed to negotiate my way to the download section from another product. Very poor. Update some months after purchase. Not very pleased at all with the operation of this. Sure it switches from main to battery backup in the event of a power failure but the battery only lasts about 5 minutes now rather than 45 when new. I would not recommend or buy again, I will go back to APC most likely. May try a new decent quality battery as a replacement to see if that helps, but as it stands it is hardly good enough for the intended purpose, and worn out in just a short few months.

It's ok but the stock must be fairly old as the battery isn't charging past 50-60%. Easy enough to change them however. Works well enough with NUT but did require a bit of tinkering.