DIY- Battery Backup Hubitat- under TEN bucks-NO soldering

We should start a new thread for the possible v2.

Not sure the main subject should be.

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What about a USB fan to cool the hub?

I’ve still got a stack of SCSI parts for PC and my old Mac’s. I knew they’d be worth having one day. :nerd_face:

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That’s a good idea, this ups is costly enough.

Agreed, I’ll start one.

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It really doesn’t need it.

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New thread is live:

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First round of design goals is here:

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Could you consider light pipes into a top edge of the case so the status can be viewed from both the top or the side ??

Maybe little 2mm rectangular slots, up the side and 2mm across the top :blush:

Whoops shoulda jumped to the new thread

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Hmmm. Have an ,mains/battery output for the power attribute?

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We are thinking about it, we may go for a simpler solution as simple = lower cost,

So this is turned out to be a really nice unit. The casing itself is super solid. Orientation can be up or down and it doesn't have that big block look about it. I ran tests on it for a couple of days and the output is consistent. Packaging was amazing. Normally you get crap packaging with stuff like this but this was over 1/8th" thick cardboard box. Heavy. Will really dense packing foam. Available on amazon.

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Did everyone get their USB UPS’s?

My tracking shows at least half have been delivered, but sometimes it’s inaccurate.

Mine got delivered and they are in use.

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Mine hasn't arrived yet.

No worries, my tracking says it’s still in transit.

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You replaced it with a tasmanian devil didn't you?

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I've got mine, thanks.

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yep, got mine. thanks!

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I'd be interested in one.

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