Power for a modem

[Paul Dold]

Thanks Marc!

[MThompson]

12V directly to the Fiber box thingy.
12V directly to the Airtie (Wifi Access point)
12V - 9V DC-DC regulator for Router
8A (4 x USB) DC-DC regulator for the 2 x raspberry Pi's

I used the cables that came with the devices, cut off the power supplies (left some cable for joining if ever needed). DC-DC for the router was moded inline and heat shrink wrapped.

Voltage on battery after 2 hours loadshedding is @ 12.6V, so plenty left for longer outages.

[Wicd]

12V directly to the Fiber box thingy.
12V directly to the Airtie (Wifi Access point)
12V - 9V DC-DC regulator for Router
8A (4 x USB) DC-DC regulator for the 2 x raspberry Pi's

I used the cables that came with the devices, cut off the power supplies (left some cable for joining if ever needed). DC-DC for the router was moded inline and heat shrink wrapped.

Voltage on battery after 2 hours loadshedding is @ 12.6V, so plenty left for longer outages.

Good solution. Pity there is not a way to power a laptop as well for the duration of loadshedding.

[Paul Dold]

Marc - How do I connect the battery to the router. Router has standard 3.5mm? power cord.

Rather go with this... https://www.alarmtec.co.za/battery-c...mp-p-2436.html

Same idea but takes one 18 AH battery. I was thinking along the same lines with the smaller version, just adding USB power to the box for charging devices. That would be a very compact and flexible backup solution.

Not fast charging, but with the capacity of a 9 or 18 AH battery just for comms, I think it will be enough to get through the worst load shedding.

[Paul Dold]

My iPad is rated for 10 hours maybe I will get half of that to watch a movie!

Good solution. Pity there is not a way to power a laptop as well for the duration of loadshedding.

[MThompson]

Good solution. Pity there is not a way to power a laptop as well for the duration of loadshedding.

How long is your loadshedding? Laptop should easily last that long.

[Wicd]

We get about 2.5 hours at a time. BUt the laptop is not new

[12richardk]

I dont have fibre at home but rather Vodacom lte worked well for me during power cuts using a laptop and a 32inch tv that I converted to 12v (most led TV's run on 12 to 18v) for many years but now I loose signal after 2 hours , looks like vodacom are not upgrading their back up systems,
Does fibre run well during these power cuts?

[Richard Mackay]

Does fibre run well during these power cuts?

Yes. It appears to be better backed up than the mobile networks are.
I have not lost my fibre network yet..

[Shade]

Is this a good biy to fit onto a box with battery mounted.in it?

[duncang]

Is this a good biy to fit onto a box with battery mounted.in it?

What are you thinking of powering with that ?

[Shade]

What are you thinking of powering with that ?

Tv, nas box, modem, some lights and couple of laptops...?

[Paul Dold]

The Power pack I bought (see earlier posts) lasted precisely 4 hours.
Was fully charged at the start. Not quite enough for 2 movies....
Router was a Huawei 618.

[Paul Dold]

What is powering the inverter?

Tv, nas box, modem, some lights and couple of laptops...?

[Shade]

What is powering the inverter?

Battery 100ah?

[Paul Dold]

The ultimate solution!
I had a 1000W at one stage but it was not powerful enough for what I wanted to use it for.
2000W sounds ideal.
Maybe you need a bank of batteries?

[Richard Mackay]

I need power for a modem 12V 2 Amps.
Any suggestions?

How about this mini UPS I see it has a 18650 lithium ion battery. Lasts 5 hours.

https://www.geewiz.co.za/ups/68269-m...tv-router.html.

Would a power bank ie Romoss etc handle it?

The title of this thread is 'Power for a modem'
Now the discussion is about how many movies you can watch.
I don't see the connection..

[relec]

Good solution. Pity there is not a way to power a laptop as well for the duration of loadshedding.

https://www.loot.co.za/product/astru...BoCLusQAvD_BwE

This powerbank support laptops. On the side is a button that adjust output voltage from 12/15/19 i think. Comes with different adapters.

[Paul Dold]

One can't stream Netflix movies without a router to access the net.
And a router during load shed requires power.

The little power pack is working well for me.....

The title of this thread is 'Power for a modem'
Now the discussion is about how many movies you can watch.
I don't see the connection..

[ekkekan]

The Power pack I bought (see earlier posts) lasted precisely 4 hours.
Was fully charged at the start. Not quite enough for 2 movies....
Router was a Huawei 618.

After doing a earlier test with the B315 router this device game me 8.5 hours. Yesterday I tested it on the B618 and got 4.5 hours. I do belief it is quite good going as I suspect it only has 4 x 18650 batteries inside.

https://www.geewiz.co.za/ups/68271-m...tv-router.html