Testing GoldenMate UPS: Is It Worth the Hype?

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[@samiulislamsharan]

10:18, you can use some electrical tape to cover up the buzzer. I did that to all of my UPSs. Taping off the buzzer lowers the noise, but you can still somewhat hear it from close proximity. In my humble opinion, it's better to have an alarm than not have it at all.

[@theresatrickforthat]

Good tip! Thanks for sharing and for watching!

[@chazpr]

For anybody that owns one a quick note: if you push the button once when you are running on battery, it will mute the beeping sound.

[@theresatrickforthat]

Ummmm….on mine if you push the button on battery it will shut the unit down. So yes, it will stop the beep, but you’ll also lose power to everything. Thanks for watching!

[@chazpr]

@theresatrickforthat no, just press it quickly but do not hold. Maybe mine is a revised model but give it a try

[@ivanosma6877]

would you need to mute it everytime AC goes off?

[@chazpr]

@ivanosma6877 I do not know that. I think you might have to mute it everything the power goes out like a regular ups

[@matthewgaines10]

Yeah, this guy does things the hard way.

[@jasonf1812]

Thanks for the review, I have a unit on order already and will get to try it for myself in two days. Also thanks for opening it up, now I don't have to. ;-)

[@theresatrickforthat]

Awesome! You’re going to love it! Glad I could help! Thanks for watching!

[@u9Nails]

@12:22 That's what I'm here for! I have some expensive reptiles that need their great lamps to stay warm/alive. The heat draws up to 200 Watts. I want a UPS that can run them for 10 hours.

[@theresatrickforthat]

Yeah! I would love to see them provide an expansion option for such a thing! I think it would be really neat! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@joetolopino7126]

Thanks. This was very informative. I have one for the same reason and so far I've been happy. Suggestions for Goldenmate v2 is a mute button (as so many have complained about) and MOVE THE POWER BUTTON. Being on the bottom makes it too easy to accidentally hit with your foot or chair. Suggestion: Have a real-world test instead of just plugging something in. If you had it plugged in the wall with the fridge already running and then cut the power it would probably keep it running. Like what would happen if you lost power. You did that with your computer. It would be interesting to know how long it would stay running. I have been so annoyed with every UPS I've had as the battery goes bad before the next power outage and they don't last more than 3 seconds. I order a new battery and then the cycle repeats. I'm ready to see how the GoldeMate lasts. I am also running an experiment. I had a Cyberpower that died that I was using on my aquarium to keep my fish alive and I purchased a LiFePO4 battery to replace the lead acid that was in it. So far it is working but am concerned the charging circuit isn't 100% compatible. I've had it on there for a couple of days watching it closely. So far so good, but haven't tried to unplug it yet. We'll see soon.

[@theresatrickforthat]

Thanks for your comment! It’s a fantastic UPS. And great suggestions! The fridge would probably run if it started while the UPS was plugged into wall power. However, once the fridge cycles off and then tries to start again, and the power is still off, it will overload. Thanks for watching!

[@zybch]

I generally just use a small blob of blu-tak to 'almost' silence those annoying buzzers. I'd still like an alarm, just not one that can shatter a wine glass.

[@theresatrickforthat]

Great idea! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@Code_hack_]

That is a great idea. I’ve used a blob of silicone into the hole of the buzzer and it lowers the amount of noise I assume similarly. Thanks for sharing.

[@BlainsTube]

4:00 I've always heard not to daisy-chain surge protectors together. Running in a non-surge protected power strip, yes. Have you experienced any issues with your setup?

[@theresatrickforthat]

I’ve had zero issues with my setup! Thanks for watching!

[@Firefly-101]

This unit works really well. It takes about 1 month for the smell to go away though so keep that in mind in an enclosed area. Also if the Power grid Brown out's on you, it is possible for it to trick the unit and it shuts off. I have had this happen about 2-3 times where the power did not go out all the way and did so in a quick 3 secession. But every time the power is out or the breaker is tripped the power is on. My only complaint is I wish it would have a faster charge rate using a toggle switch or something, and it would be nice if they could have fixed the brown out issue as that surprised me. But you cannot find a better priced Lithium UPS out there, On my PC it will last over 1 hour!

[@theresatrickforthat]

Awesome insights! Thanks for watching!

[@javelinsrfast]

It has a 25.6V9Ah (LiFeP04 Battery Pack). So you could connect XT Y connector and connect to a 24V battery.

[@theresatrickforthat]

That would be interesting! Thanks for watching!

[@user-zm1sc1hk4x]

Would be nice if the cord was longer by 2 feet and a side style plug like APC does.

[@theresatrickforthat]

Great idea!

[@kkutube1972]

We need the extra port for extending the battery.

[@theresatrickforthat]

Don’t you think that would be so awesome??? I vote for it too! Thanks for watching!

[@Code_hack_]

Can you tell how much capacity is in the built in battery pack? Do you think it keeps the lifepo4 pack charged to 100% all the time until power disruption? It will be curious to see how much degradation occurs over time if that is the case. Was the empty male xt60/xt90 on the internal board used for anything?

[@theresatrickforthat]

As far as I can tell, it keeps the battery at 100% state of charge all the time. I believe that plug is for the battery pack to connect to the main board. I had it disconnected at first for safety while I fussed with the buzzer initially, and then plugged it back in later. Thanks for watching!

[@kkutube1972]

Great video.

[@theresatrickforthat]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!

[@art_by_Ruth_and_Co]

Thank you for sharing this! We were wondering if you held the toothpick with glue, silicone or something

[@theresatrickforthat]

My pleasure! Nope! The toothpick is held in place by me just jamming it in there! Thanks for watching!

[@krslavin]

In the instruction manual (page 13 at the bottom), it says that if you push the front switch when the UPS is providing power, the buzzer alarm will be turned off.

[@theresatrickforthat]

That must be new since I got my version to test. But good to know! Thanks for watching!

[@erosion01]

Drip superglue in the speaker I bet it would silence it 😁

[@theresatrickforthat]

I bet so! Haha! Thanks for watching!

[@codeincomplete]

Thumbs up for the toothpick in speaker hack

[@theresatrickforthat]

Heck yeah! You got to do what you got to do! :) Thanks for watching!

[@mikea79]

@theresatrickforthat Can you please test the unit and reply here with the results for when the unit runs on battery, fully exhausts itself (like an all day power outage), and when power is restored by the power company does the unit AUTOMATICALLY turn on. There's nothing more frustrating than being on vacation for a week, realizing your UPS doesn't auto-turn-on and you are down for a week instead of just a day if you had not had a UPS at all.

[@theresatrickforthat]

I’ll see what I can do. Thanks for watching!

[@mikea79]

@@theresatrickforthat Thanks@ Even a quick reply in this thread would help others as well I'm sure :)

[@simon359]

I’ve tested my refrigerators on a lead acid UPS and it worked just fine? I’m wondering about the surge rating? I find when switching back-and-forth from grid to off grid on my hybrid solar system, that it doesn’t surge when I’m hooked to a UPS. Otherwise, you get those big surges that use a lot of power!

[@theresatrickforthat]

Yeah…I think the surge capacity on this unit is just not huge. It doesn’t need to be huge…but maybe large enough for a refrigerator would be a good idea for future iterations. In any case, I love my units for my electronics! Thanks for watching!

[@ALmaN11223344]

It depends on the startup power of the motor and the overdraw protections that are implemented on the UPS, but any sizable AC motor will draw thousands of watts in the first second or two that it's getting up to speed. It sounds more likely that your UPS didn't have proper protections for overcurrent, or maybe it just had ridiculous capacitors that could handle a multi-second heavy load.

[@simon359]

@@ALmaN11223344 My refrigerators have surged up to 800 W. My washing machine needs at least 1200 W. Otherwise, these things don’t work properly.

[@kevinmitchell3168]

I would highly recommend NOT using anything like a fridge or freezer on an UPS unless you know for certain it can handle the initial surge. Motors pull a lot of power when they first turn on. You may get away with it a few times but there's a good chance you will damage the UPS and/or the fridge if you do it repeatedly.

[@kreana02]

does your fridge has a inverter compressor? if it does not, then a huge surge will be needed to start that compressor unlike inverters.

[@theresatrickforthat]

No inverter compressor in my fridge. So yes, the surge was too much for this UPS that’s not built for surge loads. Thanks for watching!

[@Bob_Adkins]

It's rated 3 stars on Amazon, but it's all due to loud fans and buzzers, no buzzer switch, and a fan that kicks on in 120v mode. I can fix those! Question: Does it hold 118-120v even when the batteries are discharged, or does it dip to 110v or so? Thanks, great review!

[@theresatrickforthat]

Thank you! It’s held the voltage rock solid for me! You’re going to love your unit! Thanks for watching!

[@wmansir]

They just put out a new version that fixes both of those issues. It's about $30 more than the original's price.

[@havalhasan6463]

What's the new unit called? You got a link? ​@wmansir

[@mdawson9225]

The company is in Shandonq, China.

[@theresatrickforthat]

Good to know!

[@chewbaccabg]

230V model?

[@theresatrickforthat]

I’m not aware of one. Thanks for watching!

[@tusk6489]

What CPU and GPU is in your PC? what video card How much minutes backup time do you get when it's under load? before the battery runs dead?

[@theresatrickforthat]

I have an Intel core i9 10th gen processor and an Nvidia RTX 3080. If I am pushing it super hard with 4K gaming, it will only last about 15 minutes before going dead. That’s why I would like to see an expansion port integrated on the UPS so I could add more external batteries. If I’m just browsing the Internet and doing email, it will last about an hour before going dead. Thanks for watching!

[@tusk6489]

@@theresatrickforthat Thank you for the reply my PC is a Ryzen 5700 X3D and RX 6800 GPU and a 34" Ultrawide OLED Monitor and 550W Seasonic 80Plus Gold PSU and a modem plugged in how long do you think I would get if power goes? I want to buy the smaller version to this its on sale on Amazon the 600W but I am afraid it might trip under load?

[@rickibaron4816]

Great Video! Thank you for taking the time to create this video. The reason why I wanted to find a video like yours is that I just got my unit today ans want to put extra LFP batteries connected to it to extend the backup time. Please be aware that this until uses 24 volts so you will need either 1 - 24 volt or 2 - 12 volt batteries in series to power the unit. I also wish they would include a plug to add extra battery backup. I will just have to add plugs for my extra batteries myself.

[@theresatrickforthat]

Glad it was helpful! Best of luck to you and your expansion endeavors! Thanks for watching!

[@Tech4Ten]

Were you able to add extended battery?

[@rickibaron4816]

@@Tech4Ten Yes, I simply opened up the unit and spliced into the wires that are connected to internal battery. I then drilled two holes in the back of the case and feed two wires outside the case and put a connector (like the one that they used inside the case). I can now simply connect two 12 volt batteries, in series, by connector to the unit (this unit runs on 24 volts). Since the internal charging unit does not charge at a very high rate adding the extra batteries may take a long time to charge everything up it also has the advantage of being able to run a very long time before you run out of power.

[@Tech4Ten]

@@rickibaron4816 good 👍 happy this works. Thanks for the reply

[@Sunstreaker-il5iu]

Could you let me know if you’ve come across any UPS systems that support external LiFePO4 batteries with at least 20A charging? This UPS is very good, but it doesn't support external batteries.

[@theresatrickforthat]

Wel’ll do! Thanks for watching!

[@Rako10127]

I wana use it for my pc only that takes 600w but my psu is 1000w unit will this create problem?! Because the ups only can output 800w

[@theresatrickforthat]

Shouldn’t be a problem…just make sure your PC doesn’t pull more than then 800W. Thanks for watching!

[@Rako10127]

@theresatrickforthat no thank you good sir

[@kevinmitchell3168]

I'd love to buy one, but it lacks one critical feature which is the ability to shutdown a PC when the battery gets low.

[@theresatrickforthat]

True. But it does everything else! :) Thanks for watching!

[@GetReal38]

i would like to get a better look at the internal battery connection. i have a lead acid unit in need of replacing. on my existing ups i extended the leads to an external 100ah battery in place of the factory 7.2ah. could this mod be done to this unit?

[@theresatrickforthat]

Not sure. But I do show in my video the battery connection. It looks like an oversized XT 60 connector. Thanks for watching!

[@erosion01]

it looks like the battery inside is a 6S, so it would need a custom external 6S Lifepo4 battery. I noted the sort of ribbon wire with the red on the left side, white center and black on the right. It would be a 6S balance lead. So you would have to buy 6 100AH Lifepo4 cells and try to splice them in. The BMS probably has some thermal probes as well and I am not sure if it is a dumb BMS or a BMS with amp hour measurement. It is possible this PSU has tracking for that, and therefore it would be tricky to expand the capacity of this unit. I do want to try it, but surely someone else has already tried I just don't know yet.

[@Hellmiauz]

Any 220v ver. for Europe? :(

[@theresatrickforthat]

Not that I am aware of. But certainly reach out to GoldenMate and ask them! Thanks for watching!

[@havalhasan6463]

I have a desktop computer and monitor that requires 900 watts of power. This unit is rated for 800 watts. Is it safe to run my desktop and monitor on this?

[@theresatrickforthat]

I wouldn’t chance it. Thanks for watching!

[@bad50]

get two and split the load

[@ronaldmacdonald7226]

Your computer probably doesn’t use 900 watts, the power supply is likely rated for 900 watts meaning it could power that much if needed, but power supplies are always over spec’d. Computers these days run on such low wattage, try slapping a watt meter on your machine to find out for sure.

[@Rako10127]

whats your pc specs?!

[@theresatrickforthat]

10th Gen Core i9 over clocked processor. Overclocked RTX3080. 850 watt power supply.

[@MrWhyzGuy_Plays]

just got 2 because of this video.

[@theresatrickforthat]

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

[@83Sogron]

US only...

[@theresatrickforthat]

Maybe they’ll expand to international markets in the future. Thanks for watching!

[@Steven.Sinatra]

I’m gonna do the same thing with the beep because I don’t want it to wake me up at night if the power goes off lol

[@theresatrickforthat]

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

[@user-zm1sc1hk4x]

My gets warm on the top. That’s only with a small printer hooked up 1 watt out 2 watts in. Printer not running just on stand by. Is that normal or a fire 🔥 hazard in the making?

[@theresatrickforthat]

That’s normal for it to get warm even with limited power going through it. Thanks for watching!

[@user-zm1sc1hk4x]

@@theresatrickforthat Now it’s warm for a couple days it’s releasing a warm electronics smell . Kind odd since there’s no more than 1 watt being taken.

[@roadhammmer]

Disappointed need communication to tell unattended pc to shutdown before failure.

[@theresatrickforthat]

That would be nice! But I sure love the LFP batteries! Thanks for watching!

[@samueladonaypenamorales2730]

you should take off the batteryyy to see it better

[@theresatrickforthat]

Good idea! Thanks for watching!

[@digyourrig3800]

you should have measured the battery pack before you start talking about a 12 volt battery add-on..

[@theresatrickforthat]

It’s a 24V battery pack in the UPS. So yes, you would need to get a 24V add on battery or change the voltage of the interior pack to be 12V. Thanks for watching!

[@johnsmith1474]

Not enough outlets, no good.

[@theresatrickforthat]

Would you consider using a power strip to increase the number of outlets? Thanks for watching!

[@mytube1743]

the newer version has 8 outlets

[@matthewgaines10]

Muting it with the button on the front seems more practical and indicates you read the manual. UPS are not designed for high load devices. Why one would try it is beyond me when you can read the power requirements of all the devices and act accordingly.

[@theresatrickforthat]

My understanding from other commenters is that since I got one of the initial models, they’ve released an improved model with the ability to mute the beep. That’s fantastic news! And yes, you shouldn’t try to run super heavy loads with something like this…but there will be people that think they can, so I figured I’d run the test to help show everyone that it’s not capable. Thanks for watching!

[@mdawson9225]

20 milliseconds is awful. I hope that is incorrect.

[@theresatrickforthat]

They are supposed to have a new and improved version out now. Maybe they have improved the switching time. Thanks for watching!