WFH and power supply if power failure

Irish Gunner

ok maybe overkill it but it has happened to me when WFH and power goes...yeah forgot to put the money in the meter😉

Looking at options and came across the below as a 'back up' for PC etc

https://ie.rs-online.com/web/p/ups-uninterruptible-power-supplies/0459819/?relevancy-data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searchHistory=%7B%22enabled%22%3Atrue%7D

Is it worth it or any other suggestions

B.A._Baracus

Not a bad option. But does your pc or laptop always have to be connected?

Like for me, my current low-tech set up is that if power goes... just keep the laptop battery charged up and then switch to hotspot on phone. Should buy a couple of hours.

Irish Gunner

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118455025#Comment_118455025

Yeah its only as a back up. Working on Desktop and laptop around charged up so more a case if someone else is using the laptop

JoyPad

Also, keep a battery around for your phone. I have two of those 20,000mAh batteries, since my (quite old) phone drains the battery fast while hotspotting.

AndrewJRenko

If your mains power goes, will you really be worried about work? What about heating, cooking, lighting and more.

kippy

If your power goes so does your isps router etc. Possibly a bigger issue.

Calahonda52

12 V battery / inverter with a feed back to my EV which is 58 KW, normally have charged

I can power the router and the computers and the wood pellet stove

Irish Gunner

Yeah if electricity goes it could be a trip to the chipper for food and fathers house for Heat

more of a stop gap for a bit and hotspot phone for internet