tl;dr — OUPES devices are purchased as-is, they do not have any firmware update system in-place. Flawed battery level design.
Through our power station journey (EcoFlow, BLUETTI, and pecron) I decided to give OUPES a look. Similar to pecron, they have a lower-cost and greater battery capacity offering — it’s just their app doesn’t work. 😐
tl;dr — Great devices, best app experience, but high premature failure rate.
With The Computer Peeps being based in Florida, hurricanes (and storms in general) are something we live with. During the last two hurricanes toward the end of 2024, I knew it was time to implement extended runtime generators.
Losing power in the middle of the day can have a real impact on business. Losing power for an extended period of time can really impact business. After the last two hurricanes that hit Florida, we’ve been on a mission to prevent extended power outages.
In summary, we’re starting to use and recommend EcoFlow power stations as battery backups for computers, routers, and more.
It’s a common problem, but a simple one! If you find your tag printer or receipt printer work fine, then stop working, but when you reboot the tags/receipts spit-out, it is a tell-tale sign that the printers are plugged-in to a power outlet that cannot handle them.
You might be wondering what lighting has to do with your consignment software or your consignment store’s computers, but it’s just another piece in the technology puzzle — and one that can have a negative impact on your computers and software.
