Will this old UPS meet my needs?

[TantalizedMoon]

Hello all.

 

I've got an old UPS that's brand new, never opened. It's an Episode ep-400-ups-8htr-2200 . You can find a manual with its specs if you google the model.

I'm trying to determine how much run time I'll get off this UPS if I lose power, but I can't find any info online and my electrical knowledge is very surface level, so I'm not sure how to calculate it.

 

For now, I'll be hooking up a security system to it. This is a commercial property and the breaker box is located outside for whatever reason so it would be incredibly easy to cut the power. Therefore, I'm hoping to get at least 2hr run time out of my UPS. I'm hoping to use the one I already have of course, but I know its pretty ancient. Below are the components I'll be hooking up:

4x POE cameras @ IEEE 802.3af, 48V active (Website says 12W maximum for each camera)

1x NVR @ DC 48V~53V (20W max power per port and its got 8 ports) (Power consumption is <10W Without HDD&PoE)

 

If this UPS is beefy enough, I'd like to add a very small server to it later on. But no clue what its specs will be yet, so I can't give a power rating. Just thought I'd mention it.

 

Hope I gave enough info. If not, just let me know what else y'all need. Thank you.

[Levent]

How long was that UPS sitting? Lead acid batteries don’t have much of a shelf life.

[TantalizedMoon]

It's been sitting a while, but stored nicely. Probably close to 10 years.

 

Still would like to know run-time though because its probably cheaper to replace the batteries rather than buy a whole new system. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

[Levent]

6 minutes ago, TantalizedMoon said:

It's been sitting a while, but stored nicely. Probably close to 10 years.

 

Still would like to know run-time though because its probably cheaper to replace the batteries rather than buy a whole new system. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

Expect those batteries to be completely shot. That is 100-150$ on batteries alone (not including shipping). UPS seems like a rebranded Cyberpower unit which would make it a decent unit. Then again, 10 years is a lot for electronics to be stored. If device alone costs more than cheapo 1-2kVA line interactive UPS, I wouldn’t get it.

[TantalizedMoon]

5 minutes ago, Levent said:

Expect those batteries to be completely shot. That is 100-150$ on batteries alone (not including shipping). UPS seems like a rebranded Cyberpower unit which would make it a decent unit. Then again, 10 years is a lot for electronics to be stored. If device alone costs more than cheapo 1-2kVA line interactive UPS, I wouldn’t get it.

Okay, thanks.

 

With new batteries, will this system give me 2 hour run-time with the components I listed? Or am I better off buying a new UPS?