- Dec 11, 2012
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I have an older Belkin 1200VA-UNV unit that I just changed the batteries in. Works good as new once again.
The rear of the Belkin UPS has six (6) total outputs. All are of the NEMA 5-15R plug type which is the type ubiquitous in homes.
The first four (4) provide both surge protection and battery backup. The other two (2) provide surge protection only (no batt backup).
The problem is that not all of my devices that require battery backup have electrical cords long enough to reach from their ideal higher-up rack position to the bottommost rack position where the UPS units are located.
So, the question is:
Would be be OK to plug a simple yet sturdy (thick cabled) power strip that has a 6 to 10-foot cord and with perhaps 6 NEMA 5-15R plugs of its own into ONE (1) of the UPS's FOUR (4) battery backup plugs? None of the other three (3) battback Belkin plugs would be used. I would mount the "simple yet sturdy power strip" somewhere halfway up on the rack's backside (it is a home use unit).
In doing so, the total draw from that single Belkin batt backed plug would still never exceed around half of what the Belkin could put out. I am just concerned that the Belkin's internal wiring going to one (1) of its 5-15R plugs isn't really designed to have a power strip connected to it. In other words, the "load" on the Belkin unit should be shared/spread-out by using all four (4) of its battbacked outputs.
The Belkin manual says nothing about this kind of topic.
Thanks for any wisdom on this.
The rear of the Belkin UPS has six (6) total outputs. All are of the NEMA 5-15R plug type which is the type ubiquitous in homes.
The first four (4) provide both surge protection and battery backup. The other two (2) provide surge protection only (no batt backup).
The problem is that not all of my devices that require battery backup have electrical cords long enough to reach from their ideal higher-up rack position to the bottommost rack position where the UPS units are located.
So, the question is:
Would be be OK to plug a simple yet sturdy (thick cabled) power strip that has a 6 to 10-foot cord and with perhaps 6 NEMA 5-15R plugs of its own into ONE (1) of the UPS's FOUR (4) battery backup plugs? None of the other three (3) battback Belkin plugs would be used. I would mount the "simple yet sturdy power strip" somewhere halfway up on the rack's backside (it is a home use unit).
In doing so, the total draw from that single Belkin batt backed plug would still never exceed around half of what the Belkin could put out. I am just concerned that the Belkin's internal wiring going to one (1) of its 5-15R plugs isn't really designed to have a power strip connected to it. In other words, the "load" on the Belkin unit should be shared/spread-out by using all four (4) of its battbacked outputs.
The Belkin manual says nothing about this kind of topic.
Thanks for any wisdom on this.
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