[Woodporterhouse] must deal with regular power black outs in his area ... patch between incoming line voltage, and the battery backup. He already had one of these switches in place for use ...

so that if the power goes off, the whole house automatically flips over to your backup generator, acting like a giant UPS (uninterruptible power supply). While this is ideal since it doesn’t ...

The particular UPS unit [Gadget Addict] was using has a lead acid battery that was prone to failure on an almost annual basis — which defeats the purpose of a backup power supply for even a ...

An additional power source that can be used in the event of power failure. See UPS and backup. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.