The GOLDENMATE 1000VA-800W is a UPS battery backup with 8 outlets with surge protection.
The unit is compact and light and very simple to operate. It has a power button and a clear display with input voltage and wattage, output voltage and wattage and a battery capacity with a 5-bar meter.
On the rear there are 8 outlets, an overload protector switch and a RS485 communication port. You could use a RS485 communication cable or a RS485 communication cable to Ethernet to connected to a server.
This UPS seamless switches over battery power when the electrical current stops. When that happens the unit fan will kick in and it will beep every 5 seconds. When the unit is almost depleted it will beep every two seconds.
The fan oscillate around 44 dBA, measured at 12 inches in front of the unit, where the fan noise is higher.
This uninterruptible power supply (UPS), could provide enough power when an outage occurs, to give you plenty of time to properly power off your electronic equipment or run it for a while depending of the power draw of your devices.
The GOLDENMATE 1000VA-800W ran for 28 minutes and 43 seconds while delivering 376W before it stopped. I tested that specific wattage, since that is the wattage of all the equipment that will be protected by this unit. That is a workstation, 34" LED monitor, NAS, file server, NVR, network switch and a wireless router.
Besides keeping your devices powered on, this UPS can also protect your equipment from nasty voltage spikes, flickers and power surges.
This LiFePO4 UPS weight less, around 11 lbs. lighter, than a similar UPS with a Lead-Acid battery.
By the way, LiFePO4 (Lithium Iron Phosphate) batteries are safer. Their cell design with non-flammable electrolyte are less likely to overheat, explode and catch fire.
They do not contain any hazardous materials, do not leak and are non-toxic. Also, they do not contain rare earth metals (cobalt or manganese), which makes them environment friendly.
Since this unit could be running on or near a working desk, I would have liked if the beeping could be controlled or stop altogether, after the user is aware of the power outage. This feature could be easily implement in the same power button, which could have a short press to stop the beeping and a long press to power off the unit. Also, adding at least a USB charging port and maybe a data line protection will make this one of the best options around.
The GoldenMate 1000VA-800W UPS does a great job protecting equipment from downtime and possible damage and data loss. It accomplishes that task using cleaner and environment friendly LiFePO4 batteries.
The unit comes with a lengthy 5-year warranty and the battery should have a 10-year life span under normal use. When a manufacturers provide such a warranty, is usually an indication of a good quality product.