who else has battery backup ?

what brand are you using?

i am on cyber power 900avr i forget how long it lasts and it is about 6 years old.. i just also recieved my lighted keyboard, pretty awsome in this situation..

keyboard is logisys kb208bk..

lol

Ever since we lost power in that unexpected snow storm last October and was without power for 2 days and froze my ass off. Never again. Just reminded me, I need to hook that thing up directly to the house... Yet another project.

I put in a generator. As part as that, I made sure the curcuits that power the net, phone and tv are all wired to it.

i lost power here for about 5 minutes... i'm further south and got the tail of it..

Do you need to borrow a generator for a day or two, Tony?

I prefer APC UPS. Battery Backups are not for long lasting power - they're to make sure you're able to shut down your equipment safely.

 

On a home UPS with a fresh fully charged battery you'll get maybe 10-15 minutes of runtime from your UPS depending on your power draw.

 

I generally deal with big rack-mounted battery backups for servers that will provide maybe 30 minutes of power under full load... however those are big heavy units (120+ pounds) and cost upwards of $1200..

Do you need to borrow a generator for a day or two, Tony?

 

No thank you i have one..Plus the power is back up..

I use a cyberpower 550va, never had any problems and keep my laptop batteries topped off when needed. We seldom lose power, but just like anything nowadays im preparing for the worst. Im shopping for a backup generator and installing a transfer switch to my panel. After further investigating im wondering to myself why I dont have a hard start kit for my Central Air. Im gonna be all over this project next year.

Good news on both!

I use a CyberPower 1350AVR for my main pc. I also have a few belkin varieties for peripherals like routers, switches, phones, etc. The main pc gets shut down asap, the other stuff can last a few hours on batt charge.

 

I did pick up a genny for home years back. I have some extension cords run into the house behind the fridge from outside for genny hookup. Came in handy last hurricane season.

I run all APC models...two 1500s, a 1200, 1000, 900, 550s, and a few 350s for minor stuff. Gotta protect my computers, audio equipment, and TV. have owned other brands of UPSs and did not work as well as the APCs.

Good luck with the power...