Continuous Power for Wifi Box?
I need to continuously power a Wifi box. Input is 15 v. 3.0A 45 W.
Is there any products that can do this? I'm thinking a solar panel and battery bank of some kind where it charges during the day and runs as well, but then can run off the stored power overnight.
Thanks
Answers
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It might be worth first measuring the average usage of the router. Even thought the power supply is 45W this is just for peak usage situations. Likely, it averages somewhere less than half of that. You'd probably be gambling a bit if you went with a Yeti 200X (200Wh) Power Station and a Boulder 50 (50W) Solar Panel. This is your more cost-sensitive solution, but has the potential of not being enough maintenance power and storage to get you through winter nights:
A safer bet would be a Yeti 500X (500Wh) Power Station and a Boulder 50 (50W) Solar Panel.
If the router really is using closer to 45W a lot of the time, then you may want to upgrade to a 100W solar panel with the Yeti 500X to ensure you are able to get more input than the router's output.