In need of battery back up

Bblinks · #1 10-11-2016, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by jason604

Hey guys I'm in need of a battery back up that I can just plug my power heads into only and if I have power outtage it will kick on. I forgot what they are called. It's not the ups type and are relatively inexpensive. And where can I get them locally.

COSTCO

jason604 · #2 10-12-2016, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Bblinks

COSTCO

Do u happen to know what's the product name

Bblinks · #3 10-12-2016, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jason604

Do u happen to know what's the product name

No I don't but just google it. I think it's power bank.

jason604 · #4 10-13-2016, 12:18 AM

Decided to go with this UPS

http://m.bestbuy.ca/defaultpage.aspx...225&lang=en-CA

ashr · #5 10-13-2016, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by jason604

Decided to go with this UPS

http://m.bestbuy.ca/defaultpage.aspx...225&lang=en-CA

Won't this only run for 13 minutes though? What if the power is out for a few hours?

mike31154 · #6 10-14-2016, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jason604

Decided to go with this UPS

http://m.bestbuy.ca/defaultpage.aspx...225&lang=en-CA

2 minute run time @ 900 watts, 13 minutes @ 450 watts. Do a bit more math using powerhead specs & you'll have your runtime. Seems like a lot of $ for hardware that won't run a decent size powerhead for very long. For $200 you'll get a good sized inverter . Hook that to a car battery or better yet a deep cycle & you're good for much longer. If you need to buy a battery, of course cost will be more, but you'll have a better setup. The batteries in UPS units like this are cheap & scary.