Router Battery Backup

ripclaw said:
My initial thoughts on the SolarWize mini-UPS and customer service:
  • I ordered the unit on Tuesday (02 Nov) and made payment in the afternoon.
  • The unit was delivered earlier today (05 Nov) by courier
  • I was kept updated by Dante throughout the process
  • The reason I ordered the unit was primarily for my Asus router which takes a 19V input. So far, so good.
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Link?
 
sn3rd said:
On the Ellies Cube Nova on Geewiz...

I am pretty sure that the Geewiz description is because of the experience that I had. I bought the unit from Geewiz, tried to use it, followed all the instructions, but it kept inexplicably dying in the middle of the night. Eventually I setup a camera to catch when it died.

Geewiz were really good; they asked questions which I answered, reached out to the supplier, and the supplier provided feedback that it couldn't work as a UPS. They then advised that they had updated the site.
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When it died did it switch off and not power back up again?
 
r00igev@@r said:
That seems like a neat alternative - would suit most home applications!
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Yes, definitely!

I had a Ratel 8100 some time back to power my Asus RT-AC86u but after I had fully charged it and plugged in my Asus router, the Ratel shut down and now has an orange light blinking. I think it's kaput.
 
ripclaw said:
Yes, definitely!

I had a Ratel 8100 some time back to power my Asus RT-AC86u but after I had fully charged it and plugged in my Asus router, the Ratel shut down and now has an orange light blinking. I think it's kaput.
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Loadshedding has caused havoc. I have to replace many units as they are kaput.
Surge protection plugs work as most occur when power comes back.
I've also used time delay units. It energizes a circuit only after a few minutes of power being restored as most surges happen in the first few seconds. Always wondered why this simple circuit isn't in these mini-ups units.
 
AirWolf said:
The ONT is 12V, 0.5A, 6W (55x21mm connector)
The Mikrotik router is 24V, 0.8A, 19.2W (55x25mm connector)
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If you get a Ratel 8100 you can give the mikrotik 19v and power the ONT with a 12v output.

Mikrotiks are great in that they can handle a wide range of voltages.

EDIT: Actually you can get a Ratel 860P and you will be fine. Just did some checking and the HAP AC2 can handle 12-30 V.

You will probably find that the ONT has a different sized connector. 2.1mm vs 2.5mm
 
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Dylan_G said:
Is the following a Ratel or a copy? : https://www.geewiz.co.za/ups/157359...ter-cctv-wifi-backup-with-splitter-cable.html

It has the exact same pictures as the Ratel 8100 from this link:
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waynehooper said:
Think they are the same units, with different branding.
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joshuatree said:
At a quick glance, it looks like the same thing, white labelled.
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Purchased this and can confirm... the instruction booklet refers to the unit as a Ratel 8100.
 
ripclaw said:
My initial thoughts on the SolarWize mini-UPS and customer service:
  • I ordered the unit on Tuesday (02 Nov) and made payment in the afternoon.
  • The unit was delivered earlier today (05 Nov) by courier
  • I was kept updated by Dante throughout the process
  • The reason I ordered the unit was primarily for my Asus router which takes a 19V input. So far, so good.
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If you are looking for tips to use with the Asus router, I see Geewiz has them
www.geewiz.co.za

Laptop Tips - DC Adaptor Male to Female 14-in-1 Set

Fit any of the included pieces onto a 5.5 x 2.1mm DC power adapter Convert the size of your DC Power Adaptor to fit your laptop, router, media box, and etc.. Made of high-quality materials to ensure reliability and long service life.
www.geewiz.co.za www.geewiz.co.za
 
waynehooper said:
If you are looking for tips to use with the Asus router, I see Geewiz has them
www.geewiz.co.za

Laptop Tips - DC Adaptor Male to Female 14-in-1 Set

Fit any of the included pieces onto a 5.5 x 2.1mm DC power adapter Convert the size of your DC Power Adaptor to fit your laptop, router, media box, and etc.. Made of high-quality materials to ensure reliability and long service life.
www.geewiz.co.za www.geewiz.co.za
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Am sorted, thanks. The SolarWize unit came with tips as well and one of them fits my router perfectly.
 
Steamy Tom said:
Charge controller might even have a regulated output
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Thanks, unfortunately not. However, I have found a solution:

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deesef said:
It doesn't help to speculate if you don't have the background. What you are asking is not possible.
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If you have the background please enlighten us. I don't mean this facetiously.
I would think one would need to see a circuit diagram of the thing or take one apart to see what exactly is happening.

Here is one comment:
www.quora.com

Batteries: Is it a good idea to use a powerbank as a UPS for small embedded devices?

Answer (1 of 11): There may be some details in the design of the powerbank that prevent it from being used that way: * The powerbank may not allow charging and discharging (charging/powering the device) at the same time. * The powerbank may switch off its power output after a certain amount o...
www.quora.com www.quora.com

Theoretically, it should work, especially considering the fact that most modern power banks support pass-through charging (charging the power bank while discharging simultaneously) and the output voltages are also plenty enough (cause they support fast charging).

But,

The real problem is most power banks trip (turn off and turn on) on connection/disconnection of power supply.

I have a Raspberry Pi and a couple of power banks (both of them support pass-through charging) but they both trip (restart/reset) in case of power failures, which cause the RasPi to completely power off and power on again when the power bank powers on.

So, I think the key here is to find one power bank that supports the following.
  1. Your voltage requirements
  2. Pass-through charge
  3. It should not trip on power outage/input
Going by this your power bank would need pass through charging.
But there also has to be a reason why some manufacturers of larger power banks with built in inverters discourage their use while the Lithium batteries are charging up again.

If this had a negligible effect on the battery life, they would just add that to the list of features and sell more products. Which business does not want to sell more units?
 
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Defiler said:
Thanks, unfortunately not. However, I have found a solution:

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like R50 for a better alternative at communica.

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