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-----Original Message----- From: Public <public-bounces@talk.mikrotik.com.au> On Behalf Of Damien Gardner Jnr Sent: Sunday, 8 September 2019 8:26 PM To: MikroTik Australia Public List <public@talk.mikrotik.com.au> Subject: [MT-AU Public] Lipo packs for routerboards? :)
Hi folks,
I’m in the process of turning an RB2011 (barebones board, 3D printing a case and adding antennas etc) Into a replacement for my long-standing 2*mAP ‘Travel Router’ setup. Since I’m printing my own case, and power switching from car to hotel etc has always been a pain point, I figured internal batteries with 4-5hr life would be fantastic.
4-5s of Lipo would fit the job nicely, but then how to charge them? Got the idea from an awesome ‘UPS’ board that I use on my raspberry pi’s, but 5v is a lot simpler to step up to from 3.7v, than 12v is :) After a lot of googling, I’m not finding much in the way of BMS’s that support balance charging and supplying power to a load other than going for an expensive (and bulky) solar charge controller.
I was wondering if anyone has dealt with something similar before?
Thanks,
Damien
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