CharlieOneSix,
I would strongly caution against Green Granite's suggestion without further investigation into (a) loads you are placing on your ups, and (b) you should really be looking at a UPS more suited for such aggregate outputs (there are models from APC, for example, that provide 16A rectangular sockets).
I would also caution against mike-wsm's suggestion of a laptop, thats not what they are made for. The normal models you get off-the-shelf are not intended for continual 24x7x365 operation.
I would however, agree with Bushfiva's view that yes, you should get a UPS. But you should get one with a serial port that can signal your PC to perform a safe shutdown.
Because you do not know how long a given power outage will last, you don't really know what you need to spec your UPS for. Even a larger UPS might only give you a few hours run time depending on your load.... plus larger UPS means larger batteries means more weight ! (even some of the cheaper "small" larger models still weigh in at 40kg !).
Go for a good brand like APC, not something unknown like Cyberpower, no wonder Bushfiva had problems. Make sure you properly calculate your loads and desired runtimes prior to buying anything though.... if you decide to buy a 40KG beast, you don't want to find yourself in a position of returning it early.
The other alternative rather than running it all off one UPS would be to buy a couple of UPSs and split the load between them.
Last edited by mixture; 1st October 2012 at 16:22.