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<blockquote data-quote="NightShade" data-source="post: 3201136" data-attributes="member: 29706"><p>Well you could always get a small one to run just that stuff. That or grab a large battery backup just for the modem, router and AP. A <a href="https://amzn.to/2MHXZGC" target="_blank">1500 like this one</a> should be able to keep everything going for at least a couple hours. It will keep my monster server up and running for about 15 minutes and at 50 watts it should run about 180 minutes. If you look at the wall wart's they are plugged in to you can figure the approx wattage but I know it's not a lot. Worked for a WISP at one point and we had some high power 802.11B stuff that ran off a couple batteries and were charged with a solar panel, over a year of working for the guy I never once had to hike out there and lug a battery along or worry about it.</p><p></p><p>It doesn't sound like much but in a storm where the threat of tornado's and such are out there 3 hours of internet access gives you a good sized window to be able to check weather and such where the TV may not be showing what is happening. Once it does finally die you could grab it and plug it in at your place on the generator for a few hours to charge it back up. </p><p></p><p>And I shy away from APC, they cook batteries. I have 4 small APC units that all have dead batteries which are now basically just really expensive surge protectors. Have replaced batteries and I am lucky to have them last a year. The Cyberpower that I have has been in use for at least 4 years and still works just fine.</p><p></p><p>If you wanted to go the REALLY cheap route find one at a Goodwill and pick up a deep cycle battery even the crappy APC one should have a problem causing the battery any issues. Just don't load it up with other stuff and it will probably keep the internet on for a day or so though you will probably want to set it in the garage and run a cord through to run the modem, router and AP.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NightShade, post: 3201136, member: 29706"] Well you could always get a small one to run just that stuff. That or grab a large battery backup just for the modem, router and AP. A [URL='https://amzn.to/2MHXZGC']1500 like this one[/URL] should be able to keep everything going for at least a couple hours. It will keep my monster server up and running for about 15 minutes and at 50 watts it should run about 180 minutes. If you look at the wall wart's they are plugged in to you can figure the approx wattage but I know it's not a lot. Worked for a WISP at one point and we had some high power 802.11B stuff that ran off a couple batteries and were charged with a solar panel, over a year of working for the guy I never once had to hike out there and lug a battery along or worry about it. It doesn't sound like much but in a storm where the threat of tornado's and such are out there 3 hours of internet access gives you a good sized window to be able to check weather and such where the TV may not be showing what is happening. Once it does finally die you could grab it and plug it in at your place on the generator for a few hours to charge it back up. And I shy away from APC, they cook batteries. I have 4 small APC units that all have dead batteries which are now basically just really expensive surge protectors. Have replaced batteries and I am lucky to have them last a year. The Cyberpower that I have has been in use for at least 4 years and still works just fine. If you wanted to go the REALLY cheap route find one at a Goodwill and pick up a deep cycle battery even the crappy APC one should have a problem causing the battery any issues. Just don't load it up with other stuff and it will probably keep the internet on for a day or so though you will probably want to set it in the garage and run a cord through to run the modem, router and AP. [/QUOTE]
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