Curious if anyone is utilizing a battery power station as a UPS? I've seen them start advertising this feature. I really only need a UPS for my modem and router, but if a power station can serve the purpose I may just spend more and get some more battery backup than a traditional UPS.

What exactly do you mean by "battery power station"? If you're talking about one of the battery generator things, it would be a huge waste of money.

The power strip type UPS that are like $75 will run a router and modem for a very long time.

Something like this.

Limited-time deal: Anker SOLIX C1000 Portable Power Station, 1800W (Peak 2400W) Solar Generator, Full Charge in 58 Min, 1056wh LiFePO4 Battery for Home Backup, Power Outages, and Outdoor Camping (Optional Solar Panel) https://a.co/d/iVq35h2

Yes, over kill if I just wanted a UPS, but this also serves as a battery backup.

cena05 said:

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Something like this.

Limited-time deal: Anker SOLIX C1000 Portable Power Station, 1800W (Peak 2400W) Solar Generator, Full Charge in 58 Min, 1056wh LiFePO4 Battery for Home Backup, Power Outages, and Outdoor Camping (Optional Solar Panel) https://a.co/d/iVq35h2

Yes, over kill if I just wanted a UPS, but this also serves as a battery backup.

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I think there might be a terminology issue here.

A UPS (uninterruptable power supply) has batteries in it, so when you lose power your devices continue to operate on battery power. They are often times called a 'battery backup' as a general term.

A surge protector just provides protection from electricity spikes due to power surges, lightening strikes, etc. Most UPS's have a surge protector built in, as well.

TMoney (it's kinda weird making a serious reply and referencing 'TMoney') was refferencing something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/APC-Battery-Protector-Back-UPS-BE600M1/dp/B01FWAZEIU/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1HYZDD13EPWGO&keywords=ups&qid=1705341410&sprefix=ups%2Caps%2C105&sr=8-3

It's $80 bucks, has batteries, very reputable brand, and would run your router and modem for several hours, if not close to a day. If you wanted more time then you could go up to about 1500va before moving to more of an enterprise system.

The battery backup I posted can act as a UPS but also has much more battery power. The issue I am seeing is that the UPS speed in Milliseconds with some of these units can be an issue.

Just to chime in:
I've had a few APC brand units and I would recommend them as well.

I have not had good luck with Cyberpower, which looks similar, but is not serviceable. I would avoid them, if possible.

cena05 said:

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The battery backup I posted can act as a UPS but also has much more battery power. The issue I am seeing is that the UPS speed in Milliseconds with some of these units can be an issue.

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So, whenever you want to use your battery that costs 9x as much as it needs to, you have to turn your wifi off? You don't need the capabilities of that battery pack to keep your router running.

You can do it, but why? I can send you a link to a ups that costs $6000 that would also be complete overkill...

I think a UPS for your network stuff is a great idea. One of those battery things could be useful sometimes, I guess. I don't understand why you want to use one thing for both use cases when plugging your modem into the battery is going to make it less likely for you to use the battery pack. Just buy both if you want both.

Regarding UPS's, you might want to read up on the differences between the different types of UPS's.


From last summer: https://texags.com/forums/30/topics/3385251/replies/65148876

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There are three types of battery backup systems. See https://blog.tripplite.com/what-type-of-ups-do-i-need

Standby systems, the most common battery backup systems will provide backup power and provide some shielding of power spikes, but they can't do anything against brownouts and overvoltages leaving it possible to damage your computer.

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Line-interactive systems use a voltage inverter to provide additional protection against overvoltages.

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The best approach is an on-line system converts the incoming power to DC and then back to AC to provide a pure sine wave.

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Since the line-interactive systems aren't usually all that expensive, you should almost surely go with one of these systems even if it does cost an extra $50 or $100.

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