As PC’s become even further engrained into everyday life; our reliance on their convenience continues to increase. An ever increasing number of us have become accustomed to day to day interaction with our friends and family thanks to the internet. Because of this heavy reliance on technology, adding a UPS to your home setup is quickly becoming a choice that many of us would have never considered until now. Ultra who are well known for their modular power supplies have recently expanded their lineup of UPS products. Today we have a chance to take a look at the big daddy of their lineup the 2000VA UPS.

The Package

When the massive package arrived the Courier was glad to hand it over.

The UPS was very well packaged as the image below shows. Inside the box there is a top and bottom designed to specifically fit the UPS to protect it from any shipping damage. These protective covers prevent any movement of the contents.

Pictured below is the front panel of the UPS, a side shot and the rear panel of our test unit. It weighs in at 32 lbs and is roughly ¾ of the depth as the chassis of our test PC. This UPS is something you wouldn’t want to be dragging with you to a LAN party unless it was an absolute must.

General	Model	2000VA
	Watts	1200
	Backup Time	About 65 Minutes
	Net Weight Kg (lbs)	14.5 (31.93)
	Shipping Weight Kg (lbs)	15.9 (35.02)
	Digital Display	Yes
Output	Voltage (on battery)	Simulated sine wave at 100V / 110V / 115V / 120V or 220V / 230V / 240V +/- 5%
	Frequency (on battery)	50 or 60 Hz +/-1Hz
	Voltage Regulation( AVR)	AVR automatically increase output voltage 15% above input voltage if -9% to -25% of nominal.
		AVR decrease output voltage 13% below input voltage if +9% to +25% of nominal
	Transfer Time	2 / 4 milliseconds, including detection time
Input	Voltage	100V / 110V / 115V / 120V or 220V / 230V / 240V +/- 25% at line input
	Frequency	50 or 60 Hz +/- 10% (auto sensing)
Protection & Filtering	Spike Protection	2100 Joules
	Unit Input	Breaker or fuse for overload & short circuit protection
	Overload Protection	UPS automatic power off if overload exceeds 110% of nominal at 60 seconds and 130% at 3 seconds.
	Telephone Protection	RJ-11 (1 in 2 out* or 1 in 1 out) compatible jacks for telephone surge protection.
	Ethernet Protection	RJ-45 compatible jacks for Ethernet network surge protection
	Coaxial Protection	F1 terminal for cable TV/modem surge protection
	Short Circuit	UPS output cut off immediately or input fuse protection
Battery	Type	Sealed, maintenance-free lead acid
	Typical Recharge Time	6 hours (to 90% of full capacity)
	Protection	Auto discharge protection
Interface	Dimension WxDxH (mm)	130 x 382 x 192 (5.1" x 15.0" x 7.6")
	Input Inlet	IEC 320 power inlet
	Receptacles	NEMA 5-15R (UPS outlets x 4 , Convenience outlets x 2 ) IEC 320 female appliance coupler (UPS outlets 4 , Convenience outlets x 1 )
	USB / RS-232	Detect battery low, Schedule UPS on/off, AC input/output power status display
Alarm	Battery Back-up	Slow beeping sound (about 0.47 Hz)
	Battery Low	Rapid beeping sound (about 1.824 Hz)
	Overload	Continuously beeping sound
Environment	Ambient Operation	3,500 meters max, elevation. 0-95% humidity non-condensing, 0-40 deg
	Audible Noise	<40dBA (1 meter from surface)
	Storage Condition	15,000 meter max. elevation

Features
• Line Interactive Design
• AVR (Automatic Voltage Regulation)
• Fully Digitized Microprocessor Controlled
• Protects up to 4 Devices at Once
• Energy Saving Function (UPS Green Mode)
• 50/60Hz Frequency Auto Sensing and Selection
• USB Communication Port
• Advanced Battery Management (ABM Technology)

Ultra Quote:

The Ultimate Power Protection! - Featuring $125,000 Connected Equipment Warranty!
If you're looking for the most complete, technologically advanced power protection unit, the Ultra 2000VA is exactly what you need. The Ultra 2000VA is an absolute must for anyone running small servers, workstations and powerful PCs. And we're so confident that the Ultra 2000VA offers the best power protection in the world that this unit carries a $125,000 guarantee against damage to your connected equipment while the 2000 VA is in use! You simply cannot afford to cut corners when it comes to safeguarding your valuable equipment, and the Ultra 2000VA delivers the most comprehensive protection for computer, peripherals and data files at a remarkably low price.

Why a UPS?

As we become more dependent on computers, the amount of money people are investing in their computer purchases has skyrocketed. Not only do they serve the normal functions people think of like word processing, surfing the internet and playing games but they have become very common place in living rooms around the world as the centerpiece of a home entertainment setup.

Most home users tend to rely on the use of a Surge protection device. These devices can range from a mere $20 to a much more substantial $200 depending on the number of devices that they allow you to connect to it and the level of protection it offers. All they can do is protect you from surges but variance in our power input like brownouts can often trip a surge protector and not leave you any time to save that report you worked all night on.

This is where the UPS fits into the picture. Most of us think of an office computer being the main device when involving a UPS. Cooperation’s use them to protect application critical machines, database servers and anything else they feel deserves this type of protection. So with that in mind Ultra has introduced their new lineup of UPS which they hope will become a much more common device used by everyday people to protect their hard earned and often expensive investments.

All of those sweet new toys like that new 30” Widescreen LCD panel or Plasma TV can only benefit from the protection that a UPS can provide. How annoyed would you be if an electrical storm passed through overnight and somehow destroyed all your lovely hardware? You would be left to do battle with an insurance company to get replacements. Thanks to the battery power a UPS provides you can in theory continue after a power failure if it’s an absolute must. The thing to look for when buying a UPS is the VA rating. This rating will determine how many minutes you have to finish what you are doing before you have no choice but to shut down.