[Tfug] UPS

[Ed Wilson]

Hello,

 

This is not a UNIX/Linux question but it has to do with all computers so I
thought this would be a good place to ask this question.

 

I lost power to my house two times in two days. This made me start thinking
that I need a UPS for my system.

 

I don't want one of those toy UPS boxes that we can buy, I want to build my
own with a deep cycle RV battery, an inverter and be able to keep the
battery charged at all times.

 

I knew someone that did something like this but he used an old broken UPS as
the "hardware" by just replacing the contained UPS batteries (which went
bad) with a car battery.

 

Has anyone on this list done something like this? If so could you tell me
what you used for hardware: inverter, charger, and how they work. 

 

I have a fundamental idea of how this works but not having ever actually
done it I thought I would seek some advise if possible.

 

Thanks, Ed

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