PizzaCombo
- Dec 24, 2013
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Hi all,
So I live in a fairly regional area and most times we get a thunderstorm there's often a short power outage/blackout (usually is quick, half a second at most). As a result, my router often gets shut off and on, and it takes a painfully long time to restart, connect to my ISP, etc.
For small DC appliances (such as my router) can I not just solder a large capacitor in parallel across the power and ground to keep it powered? Is there anything wrong with my idea, as long as the capacitor is above the DC voltage the router uses and has enough capacitance to power it through a very small power outage?
So I live in a fairly regional area and most times we get a thunderstorm there's often a short power outage/blackout (usually is quick, half a second at most). As a result, my router often gets shut off and on, and it takes a painfully long time to restart, connect to my ISP, etc.
For small DC appliances (such as my router) can I not just solder a large capacitor in parallel across the power and ground to keep it powered? Is there anything wrong with my idea, as long as the capacitor is above the DC voltage the router uses and has enough capacitance to power it through a very small power outage?
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