Which UPS to get?

[HeidiM0087]

1200VA Mecer Inverter + 100AH Battery (4 HOUR BATTERY LIFE) KIT - 720W (150-200 cycles) - 12 Month Warranty

Mecer Inverter 1200VA (720W) + 20A Charger SIMILAR to INTELLIPOWER 2 or TESCOM 1000VA UNIT Includes 1x 100Ah Battery + Battery Case All cabling included 12-month warranty on the inverter PLEASE NOTE: The 4-hour battery life is based on a 150W consumption. Typically, a TV, lamp, wifi router, and...

www.geewiz.co.za

Hi again! Thanks for the help getting the right inverter. I bought the one you recommended. I just have two questions: Do I keep it plugged in AND online all the time? Also it has two charging selections at the back: 10 A and 20A. Which one do I use?

 

[MrR]

A 1000VA RCT or Mecer will do the trick for a router and laptop only.

I recently bought a Mecer 2000VA 2*9Ah and it's an overkill for the above.

How does the battery capacity work with 2x battery in the Mecer, RCT, APC, etc. UPS models? They connected in parallel or in series?

12V x 9ah = 108 Wh

Does it equate to

216Wh (2x108)?

Either running a 20W device (light, router, what ever) for ~160 minutes or ~320 minutes (@ 50% dod)​

 

[HeidiM0087]

1200VA Mecer Inverter + 100AH Battery (4 HOUR BATTERY LIFE) KIT - 720W (150-200 cycles) - 12 Month Warranty

Mecer Inverter 1200VA (720W) + 20A Charger SIMILAR to INTELLIPOWER 2 or TESCOM 1000VA UNIT Includes 1x 100Ah Battery + Battery Case All cabling included 12-month warranty on the inverter PLEASE NOTE: The 4-hour battery life is based on a 150W consumption. Typically, a TV, lamp, wifi router, and...

www.geewiz.co.za

Hiya!!! Just to say thanks for the good advice. I got the inverter in December. It is super easy to set up, works perfectly and has saved me thousands in pay I would have lost. Also enabled me to keep my job which I would have lost by now due to all the loadshedding. Much appreciated