Mecer Battery Centre Inverters for Home or Office

A Mecer BBONE unit is an “electricity in a box” backup power solution. Within the attractive, strong unit is a DC-AC simulated sine wave inverter plus a 12V 102Amp Deep Cycle battery.

The BBONE offers a wide voltage input range and full overload, short circuit and reverse polarity protection. With 4 x 3-pin South African electrical sockets, you’re good to keep going when load shedding kicks in.

To the most important question first:

How long will my backup power supply last?

With a 12V battery, you can run your TV plus DSTV decoder plus 4 lights for approximately 3 hours. Alternatively, you’ll be able to run your computer plus lights for 2 hours.

Radios and phone charges use little power; you can also keep those running.

Keep in mind that electrical goods with elements – such as ovens, microwaves, kettles, toasters and hairdryers – typically draw 1000W or more power thus will drain your backup power quickly.

To keep the fridge/freezer running will be a choice between the fridge/freezer and your favourite soapie. However, if you use the 24V system you’ll be able to run both (and keep the 4 lights – or more if you use LED lights – on).

In business use, with the 12V unit you’ll be able to keep that point-of-sale system plus some lights on for the duration of the standard load shedding period. But, frankly, you should consider the 24V unit if you have more than one sales point and/or have more than one computer running.

How do I keep it charged?

Simple, you plug the inverter into the wall plug – as you would with any other charger. This is an inverter with a built-in charger thus it will charge the batteries when the electricity is back on.

The LED display on the unit shows charge and usage rates. This really is so easy to use.

Mecer BBONE Battery Centre backup power solutions

On offer are two units, one with 1200VA/720W simulated sine wave inverter plus one 12V 102 Amp Deep Cycle battery and one with 2400VA/1440W simulated sine wave inverter plus TWO 12V 102 Amp Deep Cycle batteries.

The 1200VA unit (with battery) is priced at R4 899 and the 2400VA unit (with 2 x batteries) costs R7 519.

Mecer BBone Battery Centres

As you may have noticed in the image, these units have a socket for an optional 50A PWM solar charger.

To get your backup power solutions today, point your browser to the Backup Power category of the Essential IT Solutions online shop. Or give us a quick call on 021 853 4790.

Date: 06 Aug 2015