My Amazonbasics 400VA one has been good to me for my router and ONT.Any recommendations on a good UPS that isn’t overkill for use with an ONT, router, hub in my basement to protect against power outages due to storms, etc?
Is that a good size for that load?My Amazonbasics 400VA one has been good to me for my router and ONT.
To my knowledge and for my usage, yes. If my rough napkin math is right it'll run my ONT and router over an hour which is all I need. Possibly up to 3 hours depending on device current consumption and loadIs that a good size for that load?
At a rough guess, a 1500VA unit like mine would hold up your load for about two hours; a 500VA unit, about a third of that.
Go buy a kill-a-watt device or whatever the equivalent for your area is and you can find out something that is correctly sized:Is that a good size for that load?
Go with whatever fits your budget. These devices need very little power, so it's a matter of determining how much you are willing to spend versus power autonomy.
In some rare cases cheaper square waveform USP devices may create this issue:
AX58u Power Failure
A few nights ago my friend lost power in his neighborhood. He has his AX58U plugged into a surge protected battery backup. His router lost power and he had to manually restart it when the power came back on. His modem continued to stay on all thru the power lost and when it came back on. His...www.snbforums.com
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