Moving Abroad:120v 60hz to 240v 50hz country UPS

[CasualFan]

I will be moving from the US (120v/60hz) to India(230v/50hz) in just over a year, I'm not sure whether I should get a UPS that can handle 50/60hz and just adapt the voltage down to 120 or if it is better to get a UPS that can take both 120v/60hz and 230-240v/50hz. Not sure if anyone has experience with this and if you have a different solution from this that'd be welcome. 

[Electronics Wizardy]

Most UPS are single voltage only. I'd probably just get a 230v UPS when you get there. Voltage converters are gonna wast some power, and just gonna be anouther expense and point of failure.

[Alex Atkin UK]

51 minutes ago, CasualFan said:

I will be moving from the US (120v/60hz) to India(230v/50hz) in just over a year, I'm not sure whether I should get a UPS that can handle 50/60hz and just adapt the voltage down to 120 or if it is better to get a UPS that can take both 120v/60hz and 230-240v/50hz. Not sure if anyone has experience with this and if you have a different solution from this that'd be welcome. 

Depends what you are plugging into it.  Most equipment is multi-voltage so would be better run off 230v, PSUs are usually more efficient than when run off 120v.

 

I'd also imagine it cheaper to buy a new UPS than to ship and adapt the existing one.