Mark VandeWettering 📻🔭👾Nov 20, 2022
Okay, it's not a perfect #projects but it's functional. I have a Harbor Freight ammo box containing a 12v 6A LiFePo4 battery, a solar charge controller, and the necessary 12->24V upconverter with a POE injector. It powers a TPLink CPE210 (or 510) over the POE port, and can run it for hours (haven't timed it) with a charge, and can be hooked to a solar panel with a SAE adapter to recharge. If I do it again, I'll probably make it bigger and with more capabilities, but it's good for a first try
Show threadJames TurnerNov 20, 2022
@k6hx nice! How tightly packed is it all in the box?
Show threadMark VandeWettering 📻🔭👾Nov 20, 2022
Here's a quick video. The inside is a mess, just cobbled together with wire and Wago connectors. The POE injector is zip tied to the bottom of the peg board.
Show threadJames TurnerNov 20, 2022

@k6hx love it - as much as the inside is "simple", it is also pretty practical. It is an amazingly clean build on the outside so the inside being partially on that peg board is unassuming.

I imagine with the ammo case and the way you've done the ports, it is water tight?

Show threadMark VandeWettering 📻🔭👾
@turnerj I don't think it would handle being submerged, but I think some time in the rain would likely be fine. I could probably use some silicone caulk to tidy it up, but the switches aren't water tight.
Nov 20, 2022 at 6:01amWeb