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niner3014
Sep 07, 2021Aspirant
Battery Back-Up N600
Hi, I am 'new' to this community/forum.
Due to power outages I am looking for a Back-Up Battery to power my Netgear N600 Router. { cable box already has is own back-up battery]. Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks,
Hi Thanks to everyone.
Figured that I would have to get one that is 480W to have a reasonable back-up time;
found out that the N600 WNDR3400v3 draws 14.5w.
Was looking and decided to go with this:
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I'd buy a cheap UPS. Battery backup system.
that way you can plug multiple systems into it like the modem and router.
They can be found all over amazon or other 3rd parties.
- niner3014Aspirant
I was looking but was not sure. Thanks
niner3014 wrote:
Due to power outages I am looking for a Back-Up Battery to power my Netgear N600 Router.
How long do you need to stay on line in the absence of power?
- niner3014Aspirant
Approx. 30 minutes to 1 hour ( had one instance of over 24 hrs). Thanks
niner3014 wrote:
Approx. 30 minutes to 1 hour ( had one instance of over 24 hrs).
From what I have seen, an hour might be possible with something less pocket shocking, but 24 hours looks more like generator country.
You started by wanting to maintain an WNDR3400v3. That won't need much juice, but what about the PCs and other stuff. They are the biggest consumers of watt-hours?