CP1000PFCLCD PFC Sinewave UPS Battery Backup and Surge Protector

1. True sine wave power: Electric power is not highly reliable where we live and I wanted to replace my aging APC back-up power supply (or Uninterruptible Power Supply / UPS) after I got a new computer (Apple Mini). Purely by accident while researching what to buy, I noticed in the always-valuable Amazon user reviews that some computers require the AC power provided while running on battery to be a true sine wave but some UPS units just approximate that with a squared wave form. It doesn't matter if you understand this or not, the point is that increasingly, newer computers need power of the same quality that power companies provide, even when operating off the UPS battery, and many (most?) UPS units do not provide it which can result in erratic or no computer operation, so you should be aware of that. No computer accessory store, nor Support for my new computer, knew this, very odd. To their credit, Apple support checked back with their Engineering department and provided me with a solid answer, and I found that yes, my new Apple unit required true sine wave. APC, arguably the best known maker and who I had used before, makes such units, but they are far more expensive than the usual APC units someone would buy for personal use. I shopped around, including via the aforementioned Amazon user reviews, and found CyberPower, who makes several very reasonably-priced UPS units with pure sine wave power, bought it, and it works well. Bottom line on this topic: You need to find out if your computer needs pure or true sine wave power (meaning, if your computer has a "power factor corrected" or "PFC" power supply) and ensure you get a battery back-up with that feature if so. Apple informed me that all of their recent desktop units have PFC power supplies and do require true sine wave battery back-up if you choose to get a back-up. I am not sure if getting the wrong battery back-up unit would always or just potentially affect performance and/or durability, but obviously you should get the right unit for your computer or other devices and not find out. 2. Rating: I've only had this unit in service for a short while so can not comment on long-term reliability, etc., but so far it works well. My unit is a little oversized to provide capacity for adding future items, for longer operating time on battery, and to provide some cushion for when things are starting up . It provides surge protection, regulated power (holds voltage to computer steady), and of course battery back-up. The product comes with a disk for Windows users, but nothing for Apples, so I do not know what additional bells and whistles appear for Windows users, but I can comment for Apples: The installation is ridiculously simple, just plug in the unit, connect the computer and UPS via a USB cable (have U had enough U's yet?), turn both on, and the Apple software (under System Preferences / Energy Saver) automatically recognizes it so you can set things up (e.g., during a black-out, run on battery until battery has x-minutes of life remaining, etc.). The printed instructions are light on connecting to the computer and such, maybe more is on-screen if you are a Windows user and can use their software, and Apple users will find even less info, but in the end, CyberPower's Support was helpful and clear and it's really simple to do. CyberPower also has a Beta-version of energy saving software but I did not install that and they indicated it provides no crucial or needed functions, just use the Apple energy management software already on your computer. So, a good experience so far: easy installation and it works. I hope they eventually provide a bit more guidance and insights for new users in their printed instructions, especially for Apple users; It may be simple but if you're a new user and/or like to know for sure before powering up electronics, they need to provide more. Other than that, it's operated well and already protected my computer from the wimpy power company during a storm. Amazon's pricing was as good or better than other sources and Amazon's customer support is always something to count in your decisions compared to other sources. I liked my old APC unit but this CyberPower unit is also nice, and provides the required sine wave power at a cost much lower than APC does.

I have been using CyberPower UPSs for at least 25 years. I have 7 in use at the moment, ranging from 200 to 1000 VA. Some backup my internet, security camera, satellite TV system and the main TV while others backup three computers and ham radio equipment ALL work as they should. Now to address this CP1000PFCLCD PFC Sinewave UPS : When I buy from Amazon I first look at how many reviews there are for product w/in a certain category, figuring the more reviews the more people buy that particular brand or model (12,000+ on CyberPower is impressive. I then look at the 1 star reviews to see what people don't like and the % of 1 star. If that % is high, I stay away. If low I try to see if there may be a real problem, if the item is being used for the wrong intent, not appropriate for the application or if someone is just a complainer. With the very low % of 1 star and high % of 5 star I felt confident in continuing with the CyberPower brand...I needed to replace a 12 yo 600 VA CyberPower that failed, given what I've put it through I'd fail too. I am thoroughly satisfied with this unit but I feel compelled to address some of the general complaints made by some of the 1 star raters....might help others in decision making. I saw a complaint that this unit doesn't stay on battery power long enough (run time) for his server with 6 PC to shut down. True, this is a UPS designed for home & personal use, not for a data center (if a person has a 6 PC server that IS a data center). Another commented that it doesn't stay up long enough to shut down his PCs running Virtual Machines as they can take more than 6 minutes to shut down. He choose this line of CyberPower because they are "cheap" compared to commercial grade UPSs. Again, that person is expecting a "home" unit to perform as commercial UPS costing 10x as much. Wrong application. A common misconception about UPSs is what they can electrically support. Suppose you have two UPSs one rated at 400 VA and another at 1000 VA and you have a 300 VA load on them. The misconception is that the 1000VA unit will run your 300VA load 2.5 times longer than the 400VA unit will. Wrong. Either will run the load until the battery is depleted. A typical 400 VA UPS has one 12V battery, this CP1000PFCLCD PFC Sinewave UPS also has ONE battery. The length of time any UPS can carry the load is dependent on the battery capacity, not the UPS VA / watt rating. In another 1 star rating the person complained that this unit which has a 500 watt load on it begins shutting down his system almost immediately at a power failure. Of course. It's simple math. 500 watts at 120 VAC = 4.16 amps . Since the 12V battery has to supply that 500 watts the DC current will need to be 41.6 amps (41.6A x 12V ~= 500 watts). First, the single 9 AH battery in this unit can't supply ~42 Amps. Second, the specs for this unit show the battery at full load is good for about 0.5 min, in the real world I think that is a generous rating. So, why would you get a 600 watt 1000VA UPS if it can't handle that much load on battery? The answer is for longevity. If you have a 300 VA load on a 400 VA rated UPS it will be working at 75% of it's capacity (as an AVR it is working even on commercial power) while with a 1000VA rated unit that same 300VA would be only 33% of capacity, it doesn't work as hard therefore should last longer. Similar as having two identical cars except for the engine, An under powered 4 cyl may be working at near full capacity driving down the highway at 75 MPH likely won't last as long as comfortably powered 6 cyl because the 6 isn't working as hard. There are two possible solutions to the short shut down time, 1) buy a commercial UPS designed for the expected load / run time. 2) Replace the low capacity internal AGM battery with a same size LiFePo4 battery, it more than doubles the runtime. Some say that can't be done....I've been doing it with great success for a long time. 3) Replace the internal battery with a higher capacity external battery. It is easy (given skill sets) to fabricate a wire harness to plug into the internal battery wires and run to an external battery. Going from a 9 AH internal AGM battery (which technically can deliver only 4.5 AH) to an external 20 AH LiFePo4 battery, which will deliver 20 AH, will extend the run time about 5x. The down side is when the LFP battery is 95% depleted it will go from full rated 12V to 10 V cut off in just seconds. Therefore under a full load condition on the UPS, you must initiate shut down as soon as there is a power failure (set the battery run to 0 in the software). At full load that would provide over 2 min to complete shut down (or hibernation) vs under 30 seconds. Would CyberPower approve of this? No. Would it void the warranty? Yes. Does it work? Very well. In my lighter load situation the AGM internal battery provides 8 minutes of run time. Replacing it with an internal LFP increases the run time to 32 min, enough to finish what I'm working on, save data & manually initiate hibernation.

I bought this UPS about 6 weeks ago to replace an APC RS1300 APC BACK-UPS RS BR1300LCD 1300VA/780W UPS System that I have had for some time. I have been using APC UPS units since 1996 and never had an issue until I got a new computer about a year ago. I hadn't heard at that time about the new power supplies on comupters requiring a "pure sine wave" power input and that my APC UPS only had a "stepped approximation to a sinewave" output. So when my APC unit started going wonky on me, I was not aware of the incompatibility issues it had with new Energy Star computers. At first, the APC unit seemed to be okay with my new computer - a HP Pavilion p6620f Desktop PC - Black Then I began to notice the self-test run-times were very short (< 3 min.) or it would fail a self-test altogether. I had had the APC for about 3-4 years, so I replaced the battery, but the issues continued. I then became aware of the incompatibility issue. I finally decided to get a new UPS when I experienced a power failure while working on my new computer and everything shut off like the APC UPS wasn't even there. Being a long-time APC user I started looking for one of their units that had a pure sinewave output. I discovered that their Smart-UPS line has such, but at 2-3 times the cost! And there are many reviews here of those units mentioning how noisy they are because of an internal cooling fan that runs constantly. Thankfully, searching Amazon.com for other UPS units easily broght me to the Cyberpower line and the one here that I purchased. I was pleasantly surprised at how much smaller and lighter it was than my older APC UPS. It arrived fully charged so I was able to use it right away. Set up was simple, although the printed instructions are on one sheet in very small type (my only quibble with Cyberpower, but I guess it does save on paper). And I must say it looks very nice beside my computer - matching its matte and piano-black finish with ice-blue LCD display that's readable from any angle (unlike the APC's red LCD display that could only be read by looking at it from above). After uninstalling the APC software, the Cyberpower PowerPanel Personal Edition software installed easily from the included CD and it provides essentially the same information as my APC unit did (USB cable is included). It also has a "gadget" for your Win7 desktop that even has a carbon output and cost calculator. The unit is whisper quiet. Estimated run-times are great - 25-30 min. on my AMD Phenom II 820 quad core system with a 24" LCD monitor and cable modem which pulls about a 120 watt load on this 600 watt UPS (or about 20% of it's capacity). You can set the unit to shutdown your system either by how many minutes on battery are remaining or how many minutes it has been on battery. Alarms and notification sounds are easily silenced permanently via the software or through the unit itself. You can set the display to be on permanently or go blank after power-up. In the six weeks I've had this UPS, it has intervened twice to smooth out the power from an undervoltage and an overvoltage event with no issues. Self-tests are unnoticable - no screen blinking, buzzing or any other hiccup save for the click-click of the unit going on and offline. If you don't have a UPS, get one. You'll be amazed at how many "crashes" are actually caused by "dirty" power issues. If you have a UPS and a new computer and are having issues, get updated and modernize your UPS with a Cyberpower unit such as this one. Other manufacturers are seemingly a decade behind in their design and technology while costing a whole lot more (APC - are you listening?).

UPDATE: Before the fire episode below, I had purchased several CyberPower UPS units at different capacities and Amazon doesn't seem to allow you to differentiate your review based upon WHICH size you purchased, but now SEVERAL of these units have failed. At least they didn't start a fire, but they are intermitten, sneaky failures where your computer or router or whatever you are trying to provide power to, will just stop working with no warning beeps or codes. The utility company power will be 'on' but the CyberPower will just shut down and fail to pass along the power company's power. It will later indicate the battery was full, but still, it just shuts down so that it is WORSE than if you had nothing at all ! It actually interrupts the power that existed! Terrible quality control apparently, or design defects. ORIGINAL: Like several others who have written in, this unit is a real fire risk. I happened to come into the room where my UPS was operating, sitting on a carpeted floor. I smelled a strong electrical fire odor and saw smoke in the room. I traced the smoke to the UPS and tried to turn it off. It just kept displaying 72 minutes remaining. I unplugged it. Still smoke and smell and the case was hot to touch. Its vents were not covered by anything, and it had "breathing room" and I could see the smoke coming out. The display stayed on. I tried the switch again. Couldn't turn it off. I decided I would have to remove the battery, but the door wouldn't open. I was getting worried with the heat and smoke it was still generating so I finally grabbed a screwdriver and chisel and managed to pry the battery door loose so i could remove a battery connection. THEN it shut off. About two months ago it began dropping power to my desktop so I had unplugged that CPU because my wall power was more reliable at that point, frankly; that left me running two flat screen monitors and the speaker amp for the computer. Enough people have had smoke or fire problems with this unit that a recall should be considered or at least directions for how to quickly remove the battery; otherwise people can be breathing the smoke and fumes in a small space (under a computer desk) while trying to figure out how to shut the darn thing down in a hurry, assuming they were home and lucky enough to spot the problem early ! I've written the company about the situation and asked if there is a recall out there somewhere. UPDATE 4-23-17: I emailed the company immediately, giving the facts and asking if any recalls, and within a day, an email reply suggested I call tech service. The unit was past warranty time but given the nature of the failure, I suggested registered owners be contacted ASAP with the quickest way to kill power to the circuitry if they experience what some of us have experienced. That's a reasonably inexpensive precaution, especially if panic resulted or someone doesn't have tools handy. Tech Support is having me return the unit for examination and supplying a replacement unit for the hassles, which seems reasonable. BTW, the battery seemed ok, once removed.

This is a solution for assured compatibilty with sensitive equipment that requires true sine wave power as is the usual requirement for most sensitive equipment like computer desktops. Recently there was experienced a power incompatibility issue with competitor brands that were not true sine wave but had a simulated sine wave output that is not smooth enough power for our desktop system that has an Active PFC internal power supply and instantly crashed when supplied the "simulated" sine wave power of two alternate brands using that inferior technology. My experience with other CyberPower true sine wave UPS units has been positive, and so far a same good result for this model. This does pass the test for supplying true sine wave power required by sensitive equipment. I tried to save expense by trying competitors less expensive simulated sine wave technology which failed to be compatible with the clean power requirements of our computers. It was wasted time that would have been avoided by first choosing the proven performer that is the CyberPower true sine wave technology. Also the power panel software that is used by CyberPower works well and is easy to use. CyberPower is the way to go. So a five star rating has been earned. A 3 year warranty came on the 9 year old unit that is still working fine on the system I am using to type this review. Supplemental Note: USB device cable communication port is provided on back of units and works with the Power Panel user software to display operating information, select alarm and event notification behaviors, select shutdown options, view event logs, and perform a Pass / Fail self-test. By comparing the predicted battery run time before the self-test with the predicted battery run time after the self-test, a good indication of battery health may be determined. If the predicted battery run time is substantially reduced by a self-test, then the batteries service life remaining for standby use is deteriorated and the time is arrived for needed renewal replacement of the standby battery pack. In standby use the battery may optimally last 5 to 8 years and this interval is affected by how many discharge cycles and for how long were those discharge cycles. With less frequent, less duration use of the battery backup power the batteries last longer, and with more frequent heavier use the batteries will wear out more quickly. With heavy use I have experienced need for replacement batteries after about 3 years, but with only slight use I have experienced batteries standby service life more than 9 years from the original batteries supplied by CyberPower in the new units. CyberPower gets the job done very well and is a trustworthy source for this technology.

As of writing this, the unit has been functional, and has been in action a few times with no significant issues and only a few areas for improvement. Wattage use: Throughout usage I have at most used it in brief bursts of ~500 watts, the highest it consistently is around however is a mere 300 watts, and at all times, it has made no fan noise that I have noticed. Backup use: On two occasions my house power flickered off for a few seconds then back on, and the UPS saved my PC from an unnecessary shutdown. Additionally, there was one time wherein my power company had a 3 hour long severe outage and during that time this UPS ensured I was able to safely shut down my pc, then use the remaining charge on the battery to keep my mesh router powered for an additional two hours. Unknowns: I have yet to test the ethernet port which I have heard may cause some packet loss, so I may update with results on that. I have not tested the additional "shutdown" software Cyberpower provides for use with this device so cannot attest to the quality of that, but out of the box software-only settings have worked great for me. While the power company does have rare outages and semi-frequent flickers, I have yet to experience any surges in 10+ years so cannot attest to it protecting my devices from surges, but have confidence in it. Phone Charger Ports Low-power letdown: I am slightly disappointed in the wattage of the "phone charger" ports (the front-facing USB-A and USB-C) as while they do reach what the specifications in their manuals say, a star is still lost as that is a good bit below standard for 2026, especially on a mid-range unit. Can be mitigated by plugin in a higher wattage charger on one of the outlet ports and using a cable with that instead, but that fills a slot that could have been empty if the phone ports were powerful enough. Outlet port spacing: High quality, with little to comment on for this, besides that the phone ports are a bit awkward for some use cases, unless setting this unit on the floor for example. Power cables of the UPS itself seem to be quality and have posed no issues with decent flexibility and length. Usability: Very easy to use, for more technical enthusiasts the one warning I have is to be sure you get a unit with sufficient wattage output, especially if planning to upgrade. Particularly on the mid-high PC side where 850W+ is becoming more common, as well as the higher-power amplifier side.

House electricity was causing issues with my Cox DVR. A lot of reboots and lockups. This took care of it. No issues for several weeks now. Cured a very aggravating problem. Cox should tell people this. Easy to setup for my use. I just left the factory default settings as is so nothing to do except plug in everything and turn on.

UPDATE: After getting a replacement from CyberPower, my UPS is working great and although time will tell how reliable this UPS is but so far I am pretty happy with the UPS and CyberPower's customer service. After using my previous APC UPS for more than 6 years, I decided to buy another UPS with more output power and after some research ended up deciding on this stylishly looking CyberPower 1000PFC-LCD UPS with 10 outlets (big Plus for me). Per the instructions, I first plugged the unit in at night for 13 hrs to get the battery charged but when I looked at the battery status the next morning it was only 20% charged. Since, I didn't have 8 more hours to wait I plugged in all of my gadgets (PC, Router, Printer, NAS, Phone, etc) and assumed it would charge the battery while it is ON. Please NOTE that I use VOIP phone which was connected to the [Battery + Surge] outlet on this UPS. After an hour or so I picked up my VOIP phone to make a call but it was dead had an error msg showing "Base Unit not connected", so I right away checked the UPS and it was OFF. Although, I was surprised but thought may be there was some kind of power fluctuation so I turned the unit ON again and looked at the battery status which was now at 0%. This time I stayed there to see if the battery is being charged or not and to my surprise and total disappointment the unit started beeping and I saw the FAULT icon with [F03] error message, which means "Charger Fault". Now, I knew this was a DOA unit but the thing that made me HATE this unit now is the fact below: ==> If there is an issue with the Battery Charger or if the battery needs replacement, then you won't be able to continue using the UPS altogether as it will NOT STAY ON. This means you CAN NOT use any of the [Surge Only]/[Battery + Surge] Outlets of this UPS as it will automatically shuts itself down once it figures out that the battery is NOT charging. I consider this a BIG DESIGN FLAW and might also be a sinister way of making money by forcing the customers to buy the replacement batteries before the battery is actually dead. I was able to continue using my APC UPS for another 2 years after its battery was dead.......and that means I was able to use ALL OF its 8 Outlets (including the Battery/Surge outlets). [I give this 2 stars for the looks and 10 outlets] I will be sending this unit back and unfortunately won't be buying it again though I really liked the looks of it plus the 10 outlets. :(

Excelente y con sus 600 watts suficiente para lo que lo requiero, sobre todo por la onda senoidal pura, que es un requisito indispensable para mi, es un equipo sobrio y elegante, la pantalla muy útil, proporciona información clave, puede quedarse encendida todo el tiempo, o puede apagarse al minuto, a elección del usuario, lo utilizo con una pantalla LG Oled Evo de 65” C5, un Xbox Series X y un módem con internet de 1Gb, el consumo varía con todo encendido entre 200 y con carga gráfica alta unos 350 watts, por el tipo de onda, no mete ruido a los equipos, es muy silencioso, el tiempo de respaldo con lo que estés trabajando o reproduciendo, marca entre 9 y 19 minutos, tiempo más que suficiente para apagar los equipos de manera correcta y segura, con el puro módem trabajando, la batería proporciona hasta 170 mins de respaldo, vale cada centavo, recomendado.

I have been buying CyberPower products for years because they are affordable and because you get a lot of premium features even in some of their least expensive units. The CP1000PFCLCD model here is just that. Very affordable with premium features like auto-voltage regulation and simulated sinewave so that it takes care of even the most delicate of electronics. A lot of people don't know that utility power coming out of their wall is not only dirty (full of noise) but also suffers from voltage spikes and sags quite regularly. All of these issues cause a lot of stress on modern day electronics. Not only does this allow you to safely shutdown your equipment during a power outage but it also safeguards your electronics from the poor quality power problems like voltage spikes, noise, voltage sags and surges as well. The cost of a unit like this one with these premium features will more than pay for itself by extending the life of your electronics like computers, switches, modems, routers, gaming systems and anything else found in a modern day home or small home/office or business. These advanced power quality correcting power back-up systems are just a must have today and it's why I have so many of them all over my home protecting all my sensitive electronic equipment. I'm happy to report that I have had 0 hardware failures due to power issues over the decades because of these CyberPower UPS units protecting everything in my home and small business. I've even noticed that the quality of these CyberPower units last forever. My oldest one is 15 years old and still going strong. The batteries have all lasted at least 8 years with the longest battery lasting 10 years! I've never had any batteries or UPS last this long from other brands like APC etc. Honestly I can't say enough good things. If you care about your electronics and you want the absolute best protection then get a CyberPower UPS with Auto voltage regulation like this one. You won't be sorry. I'm haven't been!

Como siempre la entrega y el servicio de Amazon sin problemas Aunque la marca del producto no es muy conocida en México se puede decir que hasta el momento ha cumplido con el propósito y solo una vez tuve un problema con el pues llego alta la carga (según esto) y apago automáticamente el equipo, aunque la verdad es que la carga se regulo el aparato la siguió detectando alta y nunca se quito al parecer se trabo y el software solo funciono como esta programado para apagar el equipo pero no fue hasta que manualmente reinicie el no break que volvió a funcionar con normalidad, ese es el único evento raro que he tenido, pero de ahí en fuera no ha habido ningún otro y para mi es como si no hubiera pasado nada, cabe mencionar que el no break esta encendido todo el día pues en el tengo montado varias cosas como el teléfono, la impresora, el nas, un equipo de sonido, etc., y no ha gastado mucha luz hasta el momento. Pros Silencioso Ahorrador Moderno Elegante Personalizable (hasta cierto punto, pero lo necesario para dejar un buen sabor de boca) Con una interface adsequible Buen software pero nada que sea para presumir Prácticamente no se calienta Es liviano y compacto Contras Solo el caso raro que me paso pero de ahí en fuera ninguno Resumen Es PFC de onda sinusoidal pura, trae 10 contactos mas ethernet y coaxial y sin descuento es aún más barato que otras marcas como ISB o Koblenz, pero mi consejo es que esperen a las ofertas de Amazon y se llevarán una ganga como fue mi caso.

Bought this solely for my NAS protection and it has worked very well automatically shutting down it down during power failures. Going to purchase the larger capacity unit for my AV rack.

Has been perfect since I got it and hooked it up; had several brief power outages, and worked as intended. This is only so you have time to shut your electronics down; NOT to keep using them when the power goes out. They tell you in the instruction manual; but I've had family repeatedly ask if it will run their electronics when the power goes out.