gon2fast Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 I work in healthcare and we swear by UPSs because we are 24/7 and anything to help with service interruptions and hardware/application damage is a help. The only issue we run into (and personally I run into as I have several UPSs in my house - key for my network components) is battery failure and replacement which is a minor pain in the butt. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Unicyclist Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Question: If I go solar (which includes a Tesla Powerwall), assuming that I generate more power than I use, does that mean I effectively have an integrated UPS? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atdlzpae Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 (edited) Pretty much. Expensive, but hassle-less. It really depends on how it is connected though. Tesla Powerwall 1 has only 2kW of power, not enough to power anything more than a kettle... Powerwall 2 is more reasonable (5kW, enough for 2 kettles and a desktop pc). There are many considerations: What do you want to run? Is it a laptop, a fridge, an air conditioning? Are you building a temporary solution (just run a desktop PC for a few hours), or a permanent installation (off-grid)? How often the power outages happen? Edited November 22, 2020 by atdlzpae 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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