I’d like to put a mini UPS on the ONT, I’m thinking something along the lines of this:
https://www.eaton.com/gb/en-gb/catalog/backup-power-ups-surge-it-power-distribution/eaton-3s-mini-ups---emea.html#tab-1
But I don’t want to pull out the power supply and cable of the ONT (it is in an awkward location. Can anyone tell me that the voltage is of the ONT power supply and what tip is used?
My ONT looks like the calix one:
I have a Calix 801G which is 5.5 x 2.2mm
Think the 1000 series ont has a smaller 5 x 2.1mm DC Power Plug
Take a look on amazon they have various adaptors.
Anyone in the know as to whether this would work with the ONT?
I’ve got a couple of those, I had them included in the router package I got from Giganet before I swapped over to Yayzi. Thing is, they didn’t do their homework before sending them to customers - they only supply 12v and the router they sent them with required 19v… And this is the problem, a lot of routers now seem to be 19v with proprietry power supplies. Yes, you could in theory use it with your ONT if its’s 12v, but in the case of a power cut what point is that if your router isn’t on backup power too?
I’m using them as backup supplies for a couple of Raspberry PI projects instead, perfect for that. Or take them apart and reuse the 18650 batteries inside elsewhere…
If they work with the ONT, I’m good. My router (UDM Pro) is in another room and is connected to a UPS there.
Plus, I’ve got a home battery that can supply the whole house. But it takes up to a minute for it to switch the supply for the whole house to island mode. Hence I just need a small UPS for the ONT so the internet stays up (Unless of course we have a failure like the one in Spain)
Another idea, and it all depends on what you’ve already got, is to power the ONT via POE and then put the POE switch on to a standard UPS. If you’ve got a POE switch and UPS already of course, otherwise it’s a slightly expensive option!
Interesting idea. But can the ONT be powered by POE?
Although a moot point by now as I’ve ordered one of those power supplies.
It wouldn’t work with a switch, unless that switch was not connected to anything but the WAN side of a router and the ONT, but a POE power injector would work. Assuming the ONT supports being powered by POE.
