[AusNOG] DC UPS

[Thomas Jackson]

I haven't found a local source for them, but the PicoUPS units from Mini-Box
[0] have worked well for me. Pair with your choice of power supply and SLA
battery (I get mine from Jaycar) for a good, cheap and (so far) reliable low
voltage UPS.

I had one running my home router (Mikrotik), Optus DOCSIS modem (Netgear)
and an additional PoE-powered AP (Mikrotik again) for a few hours over the
weekend during the storms, worked perfectly.

[0] http://www.mini-box.com/picoUPS-120-12V-DC-micro-UPS-battery-backup 


From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of
paul+ausnog at oxygennetworks.com.au
Sent: Monday, 1 February 2016 4:48 PM
To: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
Subject: [AusNOG] DC UPS

Hi All, just wondering if there are any suggestions out there for a small DC
UPS ?

I need to run a couple of Intel NUC's which require 12V 5W and need
something to keep them going for an hour or two should the power go out,
preferably looking at DC options as it will be more efficient but happy to
consider anything small as long as it's reliable.

I have found some DC UPS's which use Lithium Polymer batteries but am yet to
find out if I can get them here, they are actually smaller than the NUC's
and will run them for 2-3 hours which is pretty damn good I reckon.

Any suggestions on something available locally and at a reasonable price
would be appreciated.

Thanks
Paul