Router Battery Backup

Speedster said:
That seems pretty decent. The one question mark I'd have is the spec sheet says max output is 12W, which is pretty low if correct.
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It looks suspiciously like a whitelabelled Sunsynk Pocket Power station;


Ellies were selling these as well:

which they marketed under the Sunsynk brand.
 
RonSwanson said:
It looks suspiciously like a whitelabelled Sunsynk Pocket Power station;


Ellies were selling these as well:

which they marketed under the Sunsynk brand.
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It is very definitely the same thing. It even still has the sunsynk label on the provided image.
 
RonSwanson said:
Ah yes, I see it now :laugh:
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So I bit the bullet and bought it...had a couple of important video calls last week and Ellies wasn't too far:

A lot smaller than I expected (still need to tidy up the cabling) -
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Comes with two 1 meter DC-to-DC cables, a couple of adaptors (used one for the ONT and one for the router) and a 1 meter 2-pin charging cord at the back of the unit.
Time will tell how it holds up but so far so good.
The LEDs are super bright though.

Bottom of unit -
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momo786 said:
So I bit the bullet and bought it...had a couple of important video calls last week and Ellies wasn't too far:

A lot smaller than I expected (still need to tidy up the cabling) -
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Comes with two 1 meter DC-to-DC cables, a couple of adaptors (used one for the ONT and one for the router) and a 1 meter 2-pin charging cord at the back of the unit.
Time will tell how it holds up but so far so good.
The LEDs are super bright though.

Bottom of unit -
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Nice! But no dimmer?
I assume that the bright LEDs are for when it would be used outdoors.
 
Speedster said:
Welcome to the thread. Not quite sure what your post is adding that hasn't been mentioned a gazillion times already though.
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Looking at purchasing the Ratel 8100 but how do you guys actually charge your laptops with the Ratel 8100 as no adaptors are included for laptop charging?
 
2SCOOPS said:
Looking at purchasing the Ratel 8100 but how do you guys actually charge your laptops with the Ratel 8100 as no adaptors are included for laptop charging?
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I think most of our laptops have built in batteries, and the Ratels are used to power routers, fibre ONT and the like
 
Speedster said:
I think most of our laptops have built in batteries, and the Ratels are used to power routers, fibre ONT and the like
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so is the ratel not suitable to provide a quick charge to a laptop when there is no electricity to charge a laptop?
i thought that is why the 19V output is there for on this product.
 
2SCOOPS said:
so is the ratel not suitable to provide a quick charge to a laptop when there is no electricity to charge a laptop?
i thought that is why the 19V output is there for on this product.
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If your laptop charges on 19V you should be able to make it work. Most laptops have some proprietary power connection though, so you'll need to find a suitable plug.
 
2SCOOPS said:
so is the ratel not suitable to provide a quick charge to a laptop when there is no electricity to charge a laptop?
i thought that is why the 19V output is there for on this product.
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I know a few routers that use 19v,you'd have to check the amperage rating and if the laptop would even accept power from a generic source
 
PsyWulf said:
I know a few routers that use 19v,you'd have to check the amperage rating and if the laptop would even accept power from a generic source
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guess this would not be a good buy then for charging a laptop
 
2SCOOPS said:
guess this would not be a good buy then for charging a laptop
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Possibly,you'd need to research properly first to confirm. Some brands have their own variant for their laptops too,like Dell
 
Your average laptop will take that 19V without a problem. Check your specs though. E.g. the Ratel 8100 can push 95W (19V at 5A), not that I have seen a laptop pull that much for basic tasks. Getting the correct plug will be your issue indeed, although personally, one can get adapter plugs, or even re-purpose a secondhand/universal laptop power brick's cable...
 
Hey all you knowledgeable peeps - I've exhausted my reading of this thread but quick opinion please. The office has offered to purchase our staff each a backup ONT / router solution and I've narrowed it down to either the Ellies Cube or the Ratel 860p. Is one better than the other? If not I can get the Ratel online so no need to see 3 dimensional people.
 
Jonboy_V said:
Hey all you knowledgeable peeps - I've exhausted my reading of this thread but quick opinion please. The office has offered to purchase our staff each a backup ONT / router solution and I've narrowed it down to either the Ellies Cube or the Ratel 860p. Is one better than the other? If not I can get the Ratel online so no need to see 3 dimensional people.
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Personal preference would be for the Ratel 860P.
 
Jonboy_V said:
Hey all you knowledgeable peeps - I've exhausted my reading of this thread but quick opinion please. The office has offered to purchase our staff each a backup ONT / router solution and I've narrowed it down to either the Ellies Cube or the Ratel 860p. Is one better than the other? If not I can get the Ratel online so no need to see 3 dimensional people.
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The Ratel is better if you're only doing DC, but the cube has the option of 240V too. I guess your use case will determine which you need. I think Communica has stock of the Ratel.
 
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