Router Battery Backup

leon.davibe said:
have also been looking at these: https://www.takealot.com/wibox-lithium-lifepo4-wifi-ups/PLID92692456 I think the battery is replaceable on this one which would be pretty cool.
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Park@82 said:
Edit: the batteries are replaceable.
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That's an enclosure plus a battery.

You can for example buy this:
www.livestainable.co.za

Bluenova 22Ah 13V LiFePO4 Mobile Power Series 280Wh Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery – LIVESTAINABLE®

Introducing the BN13V-22-286WH, the third largest battery in our 13V MPS series. This battery is ideally suited for powering small 12VDC loads typically found in outdoor and leisure applications, as well as in various small backup systems.
www.livestainable.co.za www.livestainable.co.za
and put it inside something like this:

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South Africa's leading online store. Fast, reliable delivery to your door. Many ways to pay. Shop anything you can imagine: TVs, laptops, cellphones, kitchen appliances, toys, books, beauty & more. Shop the mobile app anytime, anywhere.
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or similar.

That would give you a 280 Wh battery with 3,000+ cycle life. One may need something like this to play with one's network devices:

Takealot.com: Online Shopping | SA's leading online store

South Africa's leading online store. Fast, reliable delivery to your door. Many ways to pay. Shop anything you can imagine: TVs, laptops, cellphones, kitchen appliances, toys, books, beauty & more. Shop the mobile app anytime, anywhere.
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Mirai said:
That's an enclosure plus a battery.

You can for example buy this:
www.livestainable.co.za

Bluenova 22Ah 13V LiFePO4 Mobile Power Series 280Wh Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery – LIVESTAINABLE®

Introducing the BN13V-22-286WH, the third largest battery in our 13V MPS series. This battery is ideally suited for powering small 12VDC loads typically found in outdoor and leisure applications, as well as in various small backup systems.
www.livestainable.co.za www.livestainable.co.za
and put it inside something like this:

Takealot.com: Online Shopping | SA's leading online store

South Africa's leading online store. Fast, reliable delivery to your door. Many ways to pay. Shop anything you can imagine: TVs, laptops, cellphones, kitchen appliances, toys, books, beauty & more. Shop the mobile app anytime, anywhere.
www.takealot.com www.takealot.com
or similar.

That would give you a 280 Wh battery with 3,000+ cycle life. One may need something like this to play with one's network devices:

Takealot.com: Online Shopping | SA's leading online store

South Africa's leading online store. Fast, reliable delivery to your door. Many ways to pay. Shop anything you can imagine: TVs, laptops, cellphones, kitchen appliances, toys, books, beauty & more. Shop the mobile app anytime, anywhere.
www.takealot.com www.takealot.com
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That enclosure looks huge. I would rather buy that Wibox tbh.
 
The Wibox uses the SherloTronics type unit and they just mod it a bit there is also the bigger unit that can take those 18Ah/22Ah sized batteries.

There is also these ones that can be easily modded to use as a DC ups add some dc jacks and a step up/step down module and a LiFePo4 battery and you are sorted.
https://www.communica.co.za/products/psu-cctv-12vdc-3a?variant=31158442065993 (Not sure about this ones buzzer)
https://www.communica.co.za/products/psu-cctv-12vdc-3-5a?variant=19565363789897 (Buzzer can be silenced via a jumper used them before)
 
x7razor said:
The Wibox uses the SherloTronics type unit and they just mod it a bit there is also the bigger unit that can take those 18Ah/22Ah sized batteries.

There is also these ones that can be easily modded to use as a DC ups add some dc jacks and a step up/step down module and a LiFePo4 battery and you are sorted.
https://www.communica.co.za/products/psu-cctv-12vdc-3a?variant=31158442065993 (Not sure about this ones buzzer)
https://www.communica.co.za/products/psu-cctv-12vdc-3-5a?variant=19565363789897 (Buzzer can be silenced via a jumper used them before)
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That second one from Communica has no 12v outputs? It's just a power supply and battery charger. (And a switching circuit for 'ups' functionality I guess).
 
Nithan15 said:
I just got myself one of these

https://www.takealot.com/gizzu-100w-dc-46wh-mini-ups-black/PLID73887358
it was on special this morning for R999 and I ordered and paid for it I see now its back to R1402.00


My TP Link AX72 has been killing my Gizzu 8800mah in 3 hours with just it and the ONT connected.

Will connect the AX72 to this 14400mah unit hoping I can get 4 hours out of this, and the ONT I will leave that on the 8800Mah
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So i noticed something strange about the 14400mah unit, with just the TP Link AX72 connect to it. it drops from 100% to 75% in the first hour then will remain on 75% for like the next 3 hours
 
I had the original wibox, for my fibre ONT and router, and replaced the battery with the blue nova lithium one. This was after the original lead-acid battery died.

At first the battery did not last 2 hours. The guys at Arion insisted there is nothing wrong and I need to charge it for 10 hours while not connecting it to any power users. This did not work either.
Out of desperation I hitched the battery to my small 12V charger, that I used to charge my small bakkie's battery when it was flat because of no driving.
After about 6 hours on the charger, it worked and still work. It last almost through stage 6 of loadshedding, depending on the time it gets to re-charge.

If only there is a way to turn off the router and ONT when I go to sleep, then the battery will probably last longer.
 
LPCPT said:
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If only there is a way to turn off the router and ONT when I go to sleep, then the battery will probably last longer.
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this should work
www.communica.co.za

SONOFF 1 CH WIFI W/L 5V RELAY

SONOFF RE5V1C - 5V Wifi Inching/Selflock Relay Module Overview The 5VDC input, nano size and dry-contact output makes it different from traditional SONOFF product, this product is a wireless switch supports inching /self-locking mode. Users can add the device to the APP eWeLink in order to...
www.communica.co.za www.communica.co.za
 
Park@82 said:
Yes my first mini UPS plugs onto AC power form the wall, then one of the 12v output ports plugs onto the input of the "in line" ups and then the output of the in "line ups" plugs onto the router.

You'll need to make sure that the output amps are sufficient...
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Did this, but my mini ups seem to die even quicker now. Its like the Netogy is sucking it dry, before end of 2 hour loadshedding.
Used to last, but the 4hour shifts seem to have damaged the batteries.

The mini ups powers my router + my CPE (Antenna) which need 24V POE

So what now?
Buy another UPS like the Titan Elecstor everyone is creaming over.

The cost is adding up
Might as well future proof and get the Gizzu 155Wh powerstation.
 
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What do you guys think? Complete solution so you can be off grid essentially for your modem/security system.

This one is larger:
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Power Bank 1000XL | Ellies

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Mirai said:
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Power Bank 300XL | Ellies

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What do you guys think? Complete solution so you can be off grid essentially for your modem/security system.
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2 x 100W Solar panels
1 x 300W Inverter
2 x 2 x Lithium Battery Packs Total (886Wh)

Looks to be priced at R 20k? That seems a lot for what it is, but also spec is overkill for modems/alarms.

My gate motor "off grid" solution is a 15 W solar panel and DC-DC regulator, cost about R 300.
 
x7razor said:
The Wibox uses the SherloTronics type unit and they just mod it a bit there is also the bigger unit that can take those 18Ah/22Ah sized batteries.
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If that is the same board then I would expect that to be a very slow charger. Looks all linear, no inductor in sight, no heatsink either.

I will be surprised if it can do > 5 W.

LPCPT said:
At first the battery did not last 2 hours. .... I hitched the battery to my small 12V charger,
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This would be the result.
 
Nithan15 said:
So i noticed something strange about the 14400mah unit, with just the TP Link AX72 connect to it. it drops from 100% to 75% in the first hour then will remain on 75% for like the next 3 hours
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This is normal if the SoC algorithm is a simple voltage-based one, which is probably is if it's just 4 LEDs.
 
Tomtomtom said:
If that is the same board then I would expect that to be a very slow charger. Looks all linear, no inductor in sight, no heatsink either.

I will be surprised if it can do > 5 W.



This would be the result.
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According to the top review on takealot it its a different board on the lithium unit.
 
raind33r said:
Did this, but my mini ups seem to die even quicker now. Its like the Netogy is sucking it dry, before end of 2 hour loadshedding.
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Wait, it now lasts for a shorter time than without it in total?
 
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How do they get to the Wh on Arion Power? How does one calculate this?
 
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