UPS

[ofiraltarasy]

Is there such a thing as a back up power supply that can keep a system running for an hour and a half or am i better off getting a generator

 

[imported_Kensai]

A pretty buff UPS will work.

 

[ofiraltarasy]

can you recomend one

 

[Navid]

This depends on the power your computer and monitor draw!
You need to find out those figures.

For example, let's say your computer takes 200W and your monitor 100W (just an example).
You can see from this run time chart that BR1500 + (1)BR24BP (additional battery) gives you 1 hour and 10 minutes for a 300W load.
http://apc.com/products/runtime_for_extendedruntime.cfm?upsfamily=23

 

[Rike]

I have a 1000VA UPS that will run the system in my sig for about 20-23 minutes.

For 90 min. of run time, you'll need a heavy duty UPS. Whether you get a generator or not would depend on how and when you need power.

1) If you need instant on power back with no shut down at all, you should go with the heavy duty UPS.

2) If you can shut down and then restart, go with a small VA UPS with 10-15 minutes of runtime and voltage regulation. If you know you're out of power for an extended period, fire up the gen, plug the UPS into it and you'll have lots of run time and the UPS will clean up the power the gen produces which will keep your system safe.

 

[MWink]

I have an APC Smart-UPS 1500 that should run my computer for about 90 minutes. If you want to run that long you'll need a unit with pretty big batteries. APC has some good deals on their Factory Outlet