# Which UPS work well with Mabox?

**URL:** https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/which-ups-work-well-with-mabox/979
**Category:** Hardware
**Created:** [June 5, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/which-ups-work-well-with-mabox/979 "2022-06-05T20:05:38Z")
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### Author: ![d\_hinds](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/13edae/32.png) [@d\_hinds](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/d_hinds)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/which-ups-work-well-with-mabox/979/1 "2022-06-05T20:05:38Z")

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The rainy season has begun and my electric power is turning off momentarily.

Which brands (and models) of Uninterruptible Power Supplies function best with Mabox?

TIA

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### Author: ![Tomek](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/user_avatar/forum.maboxlinux.org/tomek/32/2817_2.png) [@Tomek](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/Tomek)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2022, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/which-ups-work-well-with-mabox/979/2 "2022-06-05T20:28:00Z")

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Everything should work without any problems.

If your UPS have communication interface (USB, RS232, RJ45, Wi-Fi etc.) you can use [apcupsd](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/APC_UPS) or [nut](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Network_UPS_Tools) to control your UPS from Linux. That should work without problems with (almost) all UPS models.

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### Author: ![d\_hinds](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/13edae/32.png) [@d\_hinds](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/d_hinds)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/which-ups-work-well-with-mabox/979/3 "2022-06-05T20:44:16Z")

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OK, thanks.

Do you consider any particular brand to be better than others in general (APC, CyberPower, TrippLite etc.)?

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### Author: ![Tomek](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/user_avatar/forum.maboxlinux.org/tomek/32/2817_2.png) [@Tomek](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/Tomek)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2022, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/which-ups-work-well-with-mabox/979/4 "2022-06-05T21:53:24Z")

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> [@d\_hinds](#):
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> Do you consider any particular brand to be better than others in general

No, there is no big difference between UPS brands in my opinion. You should measure your power consumption and choose right equipment.

Or just buy the most expensive equipment in the shop. That definitely will be the best choice 😛

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### Author: ![d\_hinds](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/13edae/32.png) [@d\_hinds](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/d_hinds)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/which-ups-work-well-with-mabox/979/5 "2022-06-05T22:07:32Z")

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One of these looks about right

# Tripp Lite OMNI1500LCDT UPS 1500VA

# Tripp Lite SMART1500LCDT

(I’m not sure what the difference is yet)