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Advice on setting up solar, to power a router and wi-fi
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<blockquote data-quote="spagettilegs" data-source="post: 551778" data-attributes="member: 37674"><p>Running a router and a point to point Wi-Fi system off a solar panel.</p><p></p><p>A friend wants to send point to point Wi-Fi from a road to his house which is 500m away and there’s no power at the road.</p><p></p><p>The system he’s looking at is a (POE 24V/0.5A) <a href="https://kuwfi.com/products/kuwfi-2-pack-300mbps-wireless-outdoor-cpe-kit-point-to-point-wireless-bridge-92" target="_blank">https://kuwfi.com/products/kuwfi-2-pack-300mbps-wireless-outdoor-cpe-kit-point-to-point-wireless-bridge-92</a></p><p></p><p>As far as I can tell a standard router uses between 5W and 20W</p><p></p><p>My question is, what size solar panel would be needed to keep a battery charged enough to run that kind of setup 24/7?</p><p></p><p>Obviously there would be less use late at night.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for any pointers.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(147, 101, 184)">(Title edited to be specific)</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spagettilegs, post: 551778, member: 37674"] Running a router and a point to point Wi-Fi system off a solar panel. A friend wants to send point to point Wi-Fi from a road to his house which is 500m away and there’s no power at the road. The system he’s looking at is a (POE 24V/0.5A) [URL]https://kuwfi.com/products/kuwfi-2-pack-300mbps-wireless-outdoor-cpe-kit-point-to-point-wireless-bridge-92[/URL] As far as I can tell a standard router uses between 5W and 20W My question is, what size solar panel would be needed to keep a battery charged enough to run that kind of setup 24/7? Obviously there would be less use late at night. Thanks for any pointers. [COLOR=rgb(147, 101, 184)](Title edited to be specific)[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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