Good idea, but I don't think it is enough current on the trickle charge. A 433 with one radio will use more than 150ma. That means the battery would need to slowly discharge to < 12 volts before getting a full charge. That will shorten the battery life considerably.(snip) If the battery is > 13.5 volts, it leaves it alone, and doesn't charge it at all.
If < 12.5 volts, it trickle charges it (150mA) back up to 13.8 volts.
If < 12 volts, it fast charges at up to 1.5A until the battery is 13.8v again. (snip)
A "fully charged battery"?? Why would my charger shove lots of amps into a fully charged battery? But it does supply enough current to replace what has been used!!!You'll find that the Morningstar doesn't try to shove lots of amps into a fully charged battery.
If the charger supplies 150ma, and the router is using 300ma, the battery will slowly discharge. Or do you mean "load current + 150ma"?The next phase is 'drift-down' where the battery voltage is allowed to drift down to a lower voltage ~12.5v. Then the 150mA phase 'tops' the battery back up to the upper limit, again with timers for safety.
I dunno. Probably isn't much different as it's doing the same job i guess.How is this circuit better than this for $30
This design would not disconnect power to the AP if you remove the battery, so long as there is enough Solar Power to run the AP.removes power to the load if you remove the battery
When all of the sudden flood of Wishes are incorporated, i'll do a PCB design for it.will you be producing a PCB?
Relays for what ?+ relays
Are you drunk as often as i am ?Ability to on/off POE remotely or on schedule.
I need more than one POE port each remotely controlled state (on/off) by ethernet (or serial/GSM). I think 8 hour auto reboot option is of little use as "reboot on schedule feature" as it cannot be controlled remotely.Are you drunk as often as i am ?Ability to on/off POE remotely or on schedule.
8 Hour AP auto reboot option
Big Red Button to press to reboot the AP
Remote Reboot Input (GSM rebooter, Keyfob transmitter etc)
Isn't that kind of what i said, you said ?
If you mean something else, please explain it in more words .
I would prefer a set of darlington, 1.1A PTC, fused outputs. POE injectors can be easily added when needed.You mean add a PoE Switch! Great idea. How many ports ?
Tricky part is how to control it.
well example relayRelay Inputs/Outputs
That seems like a really bad idea to me.We use 24V panels charging 12V batteries directly across the terminals
That's right. Also, there are many different types of solar panels and batteries that require different chargers.It seems that SolarTik has basically served to point out that there is no real need for a Solar Charger
LM2577-ADJ is perfect.smps upconverter - say, 24 to 48 volts.
FM Radio Reciever with DTMF Decoder to flop the power when your AP locks up.come on guys n gals !
What do you want a super-duper AP power controller to do ?
Even if you think your idea is useful just once in a blue moon, it'd be very nice to have the solution already there and waiting.
DTMF = the dial tones on the phone. "Press 1 to reboot AP1, Press 2 to Reboot AP2" and so on.Nice one, probably.
what is a DTMF Decoder, and how would you like the unit to use it ?
(i could Google, but maybe you have a specific requirement)
Mainly I have a Ham Radio Repeater system that all of my sites can hear. Pass some touch tone commands and when the decoder at the ap hears that over the radio it will flop a relay and power cycle the ap.Nice one, probably.
what is a DTMF Decoder, and how would you like the unit to use it ?
(i could Google, but maybe you have a specific requirement)
It's here: http://tandem.ck.ua/ups_mtm-eng.phpRS232 interface so it can report voltages etc to the MT
Hi guys,
Why don't use restlesspowerbox compact,
It has all Features you like to have and Power it from 24v batteries charged by Solar Panels?
http://www.restlesspowerbox.com/index.p ... &Itemid=16
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