> On 8 Apr 2025, at 14:57, Mel Beckman <[email protected]> wrote: > > ic, > > Alas, although some of these units advertise this capability, they don’t > reliably operate this way. I’ve tried several brands as solar-charged UPSes > at remote radio antenna sites, and all eventually failed within just a couple > months of the batteries didn’t make it through a long gray spell. > > In my experience, they may initially work as a UPS for a few power outage > cycles, but then suddenly fail permanently with burned components. Some > vendors actually say operating as a UPS — drawing power while charging — > voids the warranty, despite appearing to work.
Interesting, thanks for your feedback. Also overhead of 41W sounds like a feal breaker. BR, ic _______________________________________________ NANOG mailing list https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BL73ECDB2YG4TV52GGZR4P6OHUQAAIRS/
