Replace SUA1000 protecting home theater with ????

[BillP]

Unit is 5-1/2 years old, battery is weak and has never been replaced. Unit protects dual-tuner satellite receiver/DVR, DVD player and 42" (40" vis.) CRT monitor. I make note of the large CRT, because even though the load is less than 33% (only one Load LED illuminates), the Overload Indicator occasionally flickers when energizing the monitor due to the high inrush current.


Surge protection for phone line and 2 satellite coax cables has been provided by Panamax MAX 8 DBS+5, which is also 5-1/2 years old.


I had considered a J10 or J15, but:

# J Type does not output a pure sine wave as Smart-UPS does.
# J Type only offers protection for 1 satellite coax (unless other provided coax protection passes higher satellite frequencies - does anyone know?).
# J Type is not networkable as Smart-UPS is.
# Apparently APC does not (yet) offer replacement batteries for the J Type.

Since I cannot justify the expense of an S Type, which is not directly available to the consumer anyway, are there any recommendations?

[BillP]

Sgt. Slaughter wrote:If you are looking for just surge and filtering, the H type units are available. They do not provide battery backup protection.

I prefer an all-in-one solution, Sarge, which is why I wanted to purchase a J Type when they first became available.

In fact, I telephoned APC tech support to inquire if we could run the additional satellite coax through either the Antenna or CATV/Modem surge protection, but no response from APC was forthcoming. Surely, someone with APC can answer whether the internal protection circuitry is identical for all provided coax protection.

Few setups have only a single satellite line. Our dual-tuner system requires 2 and will require 3 when we make the move to HD.

Sgt. Slaughter wrote:... the S type is the top of the line AV protection device.

Can’t justify $1300 to $2000 to protect a home theater system worth barely double that.

Thanks for your assistance.

[BillP · Accepted solution]

Unit is 5-1/2 years old, battery is weak and has never been replaced. Unit protects dual-tuner satellite receiver/DVR, DVD player and 42" (40" vis.) CRT monitor. I make note of the large CRT, because even though the load is less than 33% (only one Load LED illuminates), the Overload Indicator occasionally flickers when energizing the monitor due to the high inrush current.


Surge protection for phone line and 2 satellite coax cables has been provided by Panamax MAX 8 DBS+5, which is also 5-1/2 years old.


I had considered a J10 or J15, but:

# J Type does not output a pure sine wave as Smart-UPS does.
# J Type only offers protection for 1 satellite coax (unless other provided coax protection passes higher satellite frequencies - does anyone know?).
# J Type is not networkable as Smart-UPS is.
# Apparently APC does not (yet) offer replacement batteries for the J Type.

Since I cannot justify the expense of an S Type, which is not directly available to the consumer anyway, are there any recommendations?