----- On Feb 3, 2023, at 6:11 AM, Israel G. Lugo israel.l...@lugosys.com wrote:
Hi, > I'm looking at the cost/benefit of deploying small UPSes at people's > homes, to protect their network access when oncall. Just to power the > home router (+ONT if FTTP), and keep a charged laptop. I figure anything > smallish should be enough for a few hours. Living in an area served by PG&E, I've had my share of power cuts. At home I have a 600va UPS that protects my cable modem, RPI router, and POE switch which serves 2 APs. That lasts about 30 minutes, which gives me enough time to fire up my generator. Tip of the day: I also have a 1000va UPS that protects my garage door opener. This makes it a lot easier to a. get a car out if needed, and b. get my generator out of the garage. Lastly, in the spirit of happy wife, happy life, I have another 600va UPS that covers my tankless water heater. It heats using natural gas, but the control panel still needs power. That thing lasts pretty long. > Question is, how much battery runtime can I typically expect from ISPs' > last mile infra. YMMV, of course, but I went through numerous outages recently. And by numerous, I mean enough for our City leadership to get pissed off at PG&E and demand explanations. So far, my current ISP (Spectrum cable) has had 0 outages as a result of power loss. Which is pretty impressive, given the instability of the grid in this area. Thanks, Sabri
