ColinTaylor
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Out of curiosity I measured the power draw of my RT-AX86U. In normal operation it draws 9.0W. With both radios turned off it's 6.2W.Turning off Wi-Fi only will save under 10% of total consumed power.
Out of curiosity I measured the power draw of my RT-AX86U. In normal operation it draws 9.0W. With both radios turned off it's 6.2W.Turning off Wi-Fi only will save under 10% of total consumed power.
I was going to invoke the wireless scheduler, unfortunately I am concerned about the implications for the smoke alarms. So decided to leave them on.Out of curiosity I measured the power draw of my RT-AX86U. In normal operation it draws 9.0W. With both radios turned off it's 6.2W.
The only thing I would add is, make sure you don't have a USB disk plugged to the router if you are going to frequently power it down. Otherwise, you will need to connect to the router to eject the disk first, to reduce the risks of filesystem corruption.I have my router (AX86) and several other devices connected to a powerstrip with a on/off switch built in.
Is it damaging for the electronics to turn the power off to a router (or other electronic devices) without using the on/off button on the router itself?
Does it affect the longevity of a device if i do this daily?
Has a UPS been considered?
Power conservation is the goal, not uptime. UPS will waste even more power in conversion heat.
People here in north America have little understanding for the situation Europe is in. The situation could be quite desperate where turning off devices is no enough, pulling wall-warts out (or using power strips) could actually be crucial until alternative energy sources can be acquired.
The situation is largely market driven, not supply for now
Just throwing an idea here: a battery hooked to solar panels, so you charge it during the day through solar power, and use it at night to power the router. Something from Jackery for example might be interesting.A UPS is the exact opposite of what they, as a population, need to do as it increases the overall power load as already !mentioned.
a battery hooked to solar panels
Yeah, I wasn`t sure how far north he was as I didn't remember the details of the first post. Tho he might not need much power to handle just a router and a modem at least during the evening.Denmark is a beautiful country, but surrounded by water and with low % average sunshine hours.
I wasn`t sure how far north he was
Just throwing an idea here: a battery hooked to solar panels, so you charge it during the day through solar power, and use it at night to power the router. Something from Jackery for example might be interesting.
Tesla's already been there...There's a product idea in there somewhere, just waiting for a kickstarter to make it happen.
Several different sites (providers and governmental) report pretty much the same numbers - up to approx. 400kWh/year on standby, which equates to 10-15% of total consumption for an average family living in an apartment. Current price is ca. 4,0 Dkr/kWh (~0,5 USD). I have no idea what the standby consumption is for my household specifically, and i am planning to do a test in near future. I doubt that it is that high.@Damun, those stats you offer are interesting and seem very high to me. What other devices with standby power requirements are you considering turning on/off multiple times daily?
If you're plugging (many) other devices into a power strip along with the router and your other network infrastructure, the chance of doing some damage increases, with each power cycle.
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