What UPS will do the job?

[payturr]

Hey, I'm in the market for a UPS to run a few things. I want to get one to keep my ONT + router run during a black out, as well as my Raspberry Pi + a monitor for it. My friend said a 600W UPS should do the job but I'm unsure, I would like it to run for a few hours. The ONT sucks about 12W if I remembered correctly, the monitor about 27, the Pi about 3.5W, and I'm unsure about the router (its a standard Actiontec one from Verizon). Thanks for any help in advance!

 

[GhislainG]

A 600W (1000VA) UPS will not meet your requirements. You need a 1400VA or more. http://www.apc.com/products/family/index.cfm?id=29&tab=models (set Power Draw to 50W as your requirements are slightly lower and select models that provide the correct voltage for your environment). You can presume that a similar UPS from another manufacturer would provide approximately the same run time.

 

[ko888]

The Actiontec router consumes 16 Watts so that brings your total power consumption up to 58.5 Watts.

Based on a load value of 60 Watts and 3 hour run time here are some various UPS selectors minimum estimates:

Eaton Corporation
Best Value: Rating (VA/Watts) 1000/700
Best Performance: Rating (VA/Watts) 1000/900

Tripp Lite
1000VA/750Watts

Cyber Power
1000VA/750Watts

 

[payturr]

Best answer selected by payturr.

 

[payturr]

The Actiontec router consumes 16 Watts so that brings your total power consumption up to 58.5 Watts.

Based on a load value of 60 Watts and 3 hour run time here are some various UPS selectors minimum estimates:

Eaton Corporation
Best Value: Rating (VA/Watts) 1000/700
Best Performance: Rating (VA/Watts) 1000/900

Tripp Lite
1000VA/750Watts

Cyber Power
1000VA/750Watts

Thank you sir, hopefully I'll find a solid UPS with 750W! 😀