With the wood stoves running, I like to keep a quick power supply available to keep the stove's fans running in the event of a commercial power outage. This is so a) we have heat and b) the fans keep the stove from getting too hot.
My current setups are inverters sitting with Deep Cycle Marine batteries. The batteries are due for replacement and aren't cheap.
I was thinking of switching over to UPS backup units that you use for computers and such. You can get a 1500VA/865W UPS for about $150 which is just a bit more than a decent battery.
With the UPS, the switching back-and-forth will be automatic and give me 10+ hours of run time for the fans. (The fans pull 55 watts)
Any downside to using the UPS? Seems like an easier solution compared to the inverter.
My current setups are inverters sitting with Deep Cycle Marine batteries. The batteries are due for replacement and aren't cheap.
I was thinking of switching over to UPS backup units that you use for computers and such. You can get a 1500VA/865W UPS for about $150 which is just a bit more than a decent battery.
With the UPS, the switching back-and-forth will be automatic and give me 10+ hours of run time for the fans. (The fans pull 55 watts)
Any downside to using the UPS? Seems like an easier solution compared to the inverter.