On Nov 15, 11:28�am, "HeyBub" wrote:
Mary Carlson wrote:
I live in a remote mountain area where brief electricity outages of
just a few seconds occur several times a week. �Resetting the clocks
on small appliances (microwave, coffee maker, answering machine, etc)
has become an all but useless task. �Does anyone know of a very small
battery backup or UPS of some sort that would be suitable for this
� � � � � � � application? I don't need enough power to run the
appliance, multiple outlets, or anything like that . . . I just want to
keep the power
from being interrupted so I won't have to reset everything every time
the electricity goes out for a second.

TIA for any information anyone might be able to provide.

There is no such CHEAP thingy for an entire house.

Suppose you had something along the lines of UPS commonly used for computers
and the like. Now suppose you had a power interruption while the electric
oven was on, the electric water heater was trying to catch up, and you were
ironing clothes.

The current suckage would turn the baby UPS inside out!

One long-term fix is to buy appliances with their own built-in battery
backup. Or appliances that don't rely on the power mains. For example ALL my
stand-alone clocks are battery operated.

ALL UPS are overcurrent protected. They just shut off and scream a
alarm