Battery Backups Specifically Made for Your 3D Printer

[Brian_Krassenstein]

Ross Modglin and John Ross boast lots of experience in the UPS (uninterruptible power source) game, and they ultimately decided to build a UPS brand focused on extended run times, reliability, and durability. The Battery Backup Power UPS systems they came up with were designed to condition 'dirty' power and neutralize surges, as well as providing automatic backup battery power as needed. Their industrial-grade uninterruptible power supplies designed for use with 3D printers protect both the printer and print jobs in power outage situations. Even when lacking external power, 3D printers can continue to operate normally--and in most instances, the UPS systems are capable of powering a Makerbot Replicator 2 for over 23 minutes. You can read the whole story here: http://3dprint.com/92299/battery-backup-power-inc/

[theP13RC3]

This is a great start to a problem that's plagued so many people since the dawn of 3D printing!!! However, I don't see their listed range of 5.5 minutes to 23 minutes as nearly long enough to save "hours of work from a power outage." Maybe, if you were awake AND within 5 minutes of the printer when the outage happens, you could stop the print, record your Z-height and restart from their later.... But even with a precise Z-height that's not an easy task.

IMHO -- don't waste your money on this until you can get a solid 3-5 hours minimum off of it in an outage. Anything less is only prolonging the inevitable.