Eaton Ellipse Eco 1600 USB IEC UPS - Off Line Uninterruptible Power Supply - EL1600USBIEC - 1600VA (8 outlets IEC-C13, USB, Shutdown software)

I am using the Eaton Ellipse Eco 650 USB IEC UPS to support two reasonably powerful PC's in a home office. I used a cheap13amp plug power meter to check the power consumption before ordering; mine worked out around 150 watts per PC, so well within the 400 watt rating with both running.Essentially its plug in and go, but note that the IEC version comes with two IEC extension leads (e.g. for PC and monitor) but no mains to IEC lead. For multiple devices you need an IEC socket strip.In operation it is almost silent, and works perfectly well. The USB version is well worth having (if being used with a PC) as via the Eaton software you can configure auto power down times and monitor battery status etc. etc.Run time with 100 % battery is around 14 minutes with one PC (150 watts) running. I have the UPS set to shutdown the PC after 2 minutes if mains power fails. On mains failure it cuts in instantly, the PC just keeps running and not a flicker on the monitor.The downloadable Eaton UPS Companion software runs perfectly well (Windows 11) and is easy to use.It has a useful two year warranty (including the battery) and a UK based support office.Minor downsides are:Long battery recharge times, close to 24 hours from flat.When powered up, but not active (just battery charging) it draws 5 watts from the mains, even when the battery is fully charged (so not very ECO in these high energy cost times) so best turned off from the mains socket when the battery is fully charged. When charging a flat battery, power draw is about 15 watts.Minimal documentation, for example although it tells you from where to download the Eaton software, it does not tell which software to use ! there are multiple software packages covering the whole range of Eaton UPS types and installations available. You need the simple 'UPS Companion' for a typical Home Office installation.No mains input cable is supplied (easy to source if you don't have one).The supplied USB lead is rather cheap and nasty, but does work.Overall I can recommend this product, it's compact, and does what it says 'on the tin'.

The Eaton Ellipse ECO 800 USB IEC UPS is exactly what I needed to allow my set of Synology DS218 NASs etc to power down gracefully when the mains fail, and yet still maintain our home network, security cameras and DECT phones for up to an hour (night) or two (day). It also has useful MOV surge protection on the incoming mains supply to protect devices plugged into the UPS sockets.Change-over is about 5ms or about quarter of a mains cycle. Threshold voltages on the incoming mains for making the change can be altered to suit usage and quality of the mains. I’ve left it as standard because our mains electricity is either OK or dead, brownouts are very, very rare.The surge/lightning protection for a data line is only for an In-Out pair of 8P8C sockets, and not the usual 6P4C or 6P2C modem sockets or BT plugs. The 6P4C plug lead from the BT line filter/splitter fits with gaps either side, but I’m not confident and will continue to use my existing surge/lightning filter system with its correctly sized sockets.The UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) has a big battery inside, and the supplied quick-start manual suggests putting it on charge for several hours before installing the UPS. It was only taking an average of about 4 watts from the mains during this time. I gave it four hours before connecting the most important Master Synology through it and connecting the supplied USB lead between the two units. Pressing the On button connected the Synology power units to the mains, and they were then booted up on their Start/Stop buttons as usual.It is silent, and does not have a fan, and does not seem to get hot, merely warm, but then I am never going to ask it to work at its maximum rate when on battery. The battery is a standard 12V 9AH Sealed Lead Acid Gel type and can be replaced by undoing one screw and removing a cover as instructed in the on-line manual.In the Synology Control Panel/Hardware & Power/ app is a tab for UPS configuration. The Master Synology had seen the Eaton and all I needed to do was set the power-down schedule, tell the Master that it was ‘UPS server’ for other devices on the network that would need to shut down and give it a list of all the IP addresses. It showed how much charge was in the battery (72% after four hours adding to whatever was there before) and how long it might last on current consumption rate. Currently it has 100% and the battery will last 1431 seconds (20 minutes) powering everything including the night cameras and their monitor, or 1681 without monitor.I then went to the other devices and told each one the IP of the ‘UPS server’ and how long they should take to shut down. This PC could have been on the list if I had installed the Eaton software from their website, but being a laptop it has many hours before needing to think about shutdown and will do so gracefully anyway.One IEC socket is not battery backed, ideal for a thirsty non-crucial device such as a laser printer. One is a Master outlet intended for a PC, and for this UPS with the IEC connectors the PC’s mains lead plugs into the UPS inlet, and one of the pair of supplied IEC M-F leads then powers the PC from the Master outlet – no mains lead supplied, but most of us have spares. The other sockets can be ECO for earlier shutdown, but need to be specifically configured so, and I’ve not bothered because I don’t need this.If one has multiple devices taking power then their mains block will need to either have an IEC plug fitted or use an IEC plug to 13A socket adaptor. I started with the adaptors, just in case, but after a day in use and a couple of tests I swapped the 13A plugs on the mains block leads to IEC plugs for a neater installation with fewer wires and connections.

This is a solid, well built UPS. Provides power to my setup and gives me about 10 minutes to save my work and gracefully shutdown my machine before the batteries run out.The system/setup it powers has the following specs:Ryzen 7 7700x (80w power limit)GeForce RTX 4090 (350w power limit, undervolted)3 x 144hz 4K monitors, (~50w each)Even with a full gaming load, the UPS holds up (although only for about a minute or two)I have two of these now, the other one powers my BT FTTP modem, router, and small low power media server, which lasts for about an hour if the power goes out.It doesn't come with a BS to C13 power cable. It comes with a C14 to C13 cable, so keep this in mind. I had plenty lying around so it was no issue, but may catch someone out.

Does largely what it says it does. Provides short duration backup and controlled shutdown. Software is basic, but functional. USB connection worked.However, a couple of points to note if considering buying:The leads provided assume all the equipment you have is connected via a max of four IEC sockets. I have lots more devices than that connected via an 8 way 13A board. Needed to buy a set of IEC plug/socket and wire them into the supply lead to the 13A board.While rated at 9mins backup at half load, I run it at about 1/3 rated load and get 7mins before shutdown.An annoying feature of the software is that the UPS needs to recharge above shutdown threshold before it will allow the PC to switch back on, and stay on. You therefore have to wait after the power comes back on to restart. Or pull out the USB lead.