A way to maintain power to a router (for a least a few min) in case of outage?


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Old 08-14-18, 09:49 AM
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A way to maintain power to a router (for a least a few min) in case of outage?

I'm running a 24/7 live stream on Youtube and I'm wondering if there's a device that would allow the router to maintain power through a brief outage?
 
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Old 08-14-18, 10:10 AM
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What are you using to maintain your server/computer during a power interruption ?
The same type of device will run your modem/router in a power failure.

A UPS power supply is rated for the wattage you expect to hook up to it.
Just as an example.... Computer-Uninterruptible-Power-Supply-Units
 
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Old 08-14-18, 10:22 AM
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Using nothing now...just got started. So as I'm looking at these UPS devices, how do I determine how long they will maintain power?
 
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Old 08-14-18, 10:25 AM
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You add up the wattage from what needs to be on the UPS and calculate running time based on the size of the UPS.

Do you have a laptop or desktop system ?
Is your modem/router near your computer ?
If so you can use one UPS. If they aren't together.... you'll need a small one to run just the modem/router.
 
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They are beside one another and it's a laptop. Want to keep the price low w/o sacrificing too much in quality. Do you recommend a certain model?
 
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Old 08-14-18, 12:00 PM
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APC and Cyberpower are the main players although there are others. I've used both and can't say there's a lot of difference. I have mine set up as UPS for my desktop including my DSL modem and the monitoring app says my estimated run-time is about 30 minutes. As noted, a lot depends on how much you have connected and how long you want to stay powered up.

I'm using this one:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 
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Old 08-14-18, 12:06 PM
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I've been using an APC 350 for 10-15 yrs. It works well although mine is a smaller/cheaper one and won't keep things going more than 5-10 minutes. It runs my pc, monitor and router. Keeps momentary outages from being a problem and gives you enough time to shut down if it looks like the power will be out for awhile.
 
 

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