HOW TO SELECT HOME UPS
The Home UPS/Inverter Buying Guide Enough of power cuts in the region I live and it became inevitable to buy an inverter/home UPS system. So I went ahead and did some very basic research before deciding upon buying the same. I am sharing the same over here in anticipation that it would help someone With loads of power backup options available in the market, it becomes quite a bit of an exercise to get to the right product. More so because of the aggressive marketing of the products, which may be misleading. Before even getting into the options, one needs to figure out the needs. For example, in my case I wanted a solution which would give a back-up of 2-3 hours for the following: S. No. Equipment No. of Units Approx. Wattage / Unit Total Wattage 1. Fan 3 70 70*3 = 210 2. CFL 4 25 25*4 = 100 3.. Notebook 2 75 75*2 = 150 4. TV 1 120 120*1 = 120 5. Miscellaneous (Modem, Router etc.) NA 50 50*1 = 50 Total 630 W So, I need a solution which can give me 630 W of power for 3 hours at a stret...