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Battery and surge backup
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The problem with UPS is the fact that you have to replace the battery reasonably often. It can get quite expensive. What you might want to consider is a power conditioner. Furman makes some that are excellent and pyle Makes some great affordable ones.
Regardless of which direction you go, don't cheap out.
Uh, no. A decent UPS is $300-500, and replacement batteries can be had for under $100, and if you keep the unit cool and clean, batteries should last 3 to 5 years.
Also, if your UPS has 12V 7Ah batteries, you can sometimes find 12V 9Ah batteries in exactly the same form -- so you get slightly longer run times after you replace the batteries the first time.
I have 4, now I want to build my own UPS
Edit: turns out I must have given away my good-er inverter, the one I have now is rated at 240w/2.1A continuous
Yes because people commonly have $300 to $500 lying around to buy a UPS.
If you're balling on a budget then a power conditioner can be a nice middle ground.