Choosing the Right UPS for Home Office with Frequent Power Outages

Howdy!

The runtime question is reflective - you can cover for days if you have the need and the budget, but I think resource and cost wise you are most sensible to cover the major inconveniences, the short outages, and when you get larger ones be aware that you have a certain amount of time, but the budget means the UPS will not last for ever.

I dont know your load leve, budget, or brand preference.
I'll presume a home office using less than 500W max, and for runtime purposes, 200W nominal.

I'll link APC UPS that have AVR which covers the voltage reguilation req.

At my desk I have one of the SUA1000i, one of my favorite UPS. Quiet, small, cheap, reliable - whats not to like.

https://secure.ups-trader.co.uk/tower-ups/97-sua1000i.html?search_query=sua1000i&results=3

at 200W this would last for 45 minutes

if you want to get bigger and with a longer support time, this SUA2200i tower (which is without front, so not perfect condition, I'm not sure if thats going to bother you or not)

https://secure.ups-trader.co.uk/tower-ups/188-sua2200i-tower-no-lower-front.html?search_query=sua2200i&results=4

Its about twice as dear, but would have a 3 hour runtime at 200W and can support a much higher load of 1600W if you decided you wanted to put other devices on it.

Last thing to note - you can control your runtime somewhat.
Example, you have a power failure, and the runtime with all your gear on is 40 minutes.
After 10 minutes power is not restored, but you want to keep your wifi router on for a long time.
Shut down your PC and turn off the other devices apart from the router - this then runs at a low draw level and the UPS supplies power for much longer - potentially hours if its like our router.

I think this gives a good start - I'm happy to take your thoughts and questions

I'll attach some photos

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