Originally Posted By: JohnK
Id, there's no real benefit to be gained from a UPS for the situation that you describe. This has been discussed here and elsewhere in the past and it's been pointed out that if the power goes off and stops the fan, the bulb doesn't get hotter, since it shuts off too. Without the fan running it simply takes longer to cool down, but this isn't significant.


Not true John. When the bulb is lit, the fan is running to keep it cool. The fan is needed and whomever was in the discussion before that came to the conclusion you reference above was also wrong.