Lower wifi performance after mini UPS

[reedOsama]

Sup people,

I went from using a UPS (an ol' beeping lead acid battery one) to a little
Gizzu 30W Mini DC 32Wh UPS and my wifi connection has become seriously choppy. I don't see how changing where the power's coming from could change the router's performance, but no other variables have changed and the poor performance is extremely noticeable.

 

[ld13]

What router do you have? Are you using the correct voltage? Have you tested the voltage output on the gizzu? Have you moved back to the old UPS to test your hypothesis? Can even test against the original power adaptor and compare the wifi performance. If you can switch back and forth and see a clear drop in performance, then the gizzu "must" be the blame, and you can then try to move the guzzu further away by getting a longer DC cable.

 

[Gordon_R]

32Wh is not a lot if you are in the middle of a 4.5 hour load shedding slot (repeated Stage 6 is hammering everything). Do you mean the WiFi is always glitchy, or gets worse during load shedding?

 

[Tomtomtom]

. I don't see how changing where the power's coming from could change the router's performance,

Quite possible if there's insufficient filtering on both devices and noise / EMI is being picked up.

Got to remove the gizzu and try with original adapter to confirm though.

 

[SFW007]

i get the same issue i have Mikrotik RB 2011 on ups
Tenda nova 6 mesh on ups , when the mesh is on ups i only get 2.4ghz i have to reboot the node to get 5ghz

 

[SauRoNZA]

Are you using the PoE to power it? Then it's potentially restricted to 100 mbps whereas you likely had 1000 mbps before.

 

[Rayne]

Funny thing I noticed the same issue. I bought 3x 60w Gizzu's and ever since both the Xbox and TV in main bedroom simply refuse to connect some days.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Thats weird
I also have a Gizzu
Zero problems at all

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

32Wh is not a lot if you are in the middle of a 4.5 hour load shedding slot (repeated Stage 6 is hammering everything). Do you mean the WiFi is always glitchy, or gets worse during load shedding?

My Gizzu is 30Wh and it keeps my router and fiber unit up and running for 6 and a half hours

 

[Tomtomtom]

My Gizzu is 30Wh and it keeps my router and fiber unit up and running for 6 and a half hours

Wow, so less than 5 W combined? That's impressive. My ONT + WiFi/router is more like 12 W.

 

[Rayne]

Yeah I would have loved to connect everything on one unit but the idiots at Frogfoot put my breakout box on the corner end of the property and the contractor refused to install anywhere except closes main room which was main bedroom. Router is in lounge and network switch is in office.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Wow, so less than 5 W combined? That's impressive. My ONT + WiFi/router is more like 12 W.

Sounds like bad maths
My bad
I just checked my history
This is the puppy I bought, based on the amount of reviews. I love it

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[FiestaST]

Gizzu is the 320d of the mini UPS world #justsaying

 

[Gordon_R]

Sounds like bad maths
My bad
I just checked my history
This is the puppy I bought, based on the amount of reviews. I love it

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There are two models which are similar in price, but with different units in their specifications (Wh versus mAh). Hard to tell if there is actually a difference:

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[Pineapple Smurf]

There are two models which are similar in price, but with different units in their specifications (Wh versus mAh). Hard to tell if there is actually a difference:

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Yup
But at the end of the day Watts is Watts so I like to judge things by that
Mine says 8800mA
I am assuming this is the standard 18650 batteries inside
And their nominal voltage is 3.7v
So basically 3.7 x 8.8a = 32 Watts

I dunno then, I guess I should measure each device at home and see how much power they really are using

 

[Gordon_R]

Yup
But at the end of the day Watts is Watts so I like to judge things by that
Mine says 8800mA
I am assuming this is the standard 18650 batteries inside
And their nominal voltage is 3.7v
So basically 3.7 x 8.8a = 32 Watts

I dunno then, I guess I should measure each device at home and see how much power they really are using

The spec sheet on the link I sent says 10W for the router, with a time limit of 3 hours. You may be lucky and get more than that, but 4.5 hours for ONT + router is stretching 30Wh to the limit (particularly if it only has a few hours to charge between Stage 6 time slots).

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

The spec sheet on the link I sent says 10W for the router, with a time limit of 3 hours. You may be lucky and get more than that, but 4.5 hours for ONT + router is stretching 30Wh to the limit (particularly if it only has a few hours to charge between Stage 6 time slots).

Yeah I need to see with my geektometer how much power each unit is drawing
I suspect the ONT won't be much
But lemme check and revert

 

[Gordon_R]

Yeah I need to see with my geektometer how much power each unit is drawing
I suspect the ONT won't be much
But lemme check and revert

Power consumption can vary a lot. Highest at startup/reboot. Depends whether you are using LAN or Wi-Fi (or both). Probably also how noisy your Wi-Fi signal environment is (town or country). Plus if you charge your phone as well.

Anyway, the OP hasn't said if it's a power or interference issue?

 

[AlphaJohn]

Sounds like bad maths
My bad
I just checked my history
This is the puppy I bought, based on the amount of reviews. I love it

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I bought this one last year

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Still very happy with my purchase.

 

[AlphaJohn]

There are two models which are similar in price, but with different units in their specifications (Wh versus mAh). Hard to tell if there is actually a difference:

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Watts = Amps X Volts