Could it work with battery support?. Energy is sometimes down in the nights, it would loose the data?
1690233
I have it plugged directly into the wall now, the power has gone out a few times and no data has been lost. I am thinking about getting a surge protector with a battery backup just in case.
1690234
It doesnl not have a battery slot but no data is lost if energy is not a available. You can even turn it into off at night
1690235
Unplugged it does not loose it's data so there is some sort of battery powering the chip.
1690236
While it does not support a battery power option, you could purchase a APC battery backup for the times when energy is down.
1690237
I believe it writes data to hard drive, so it does not need constant power. I have lost power and unplugged it a few times with no data loss.
1324085
Yes. Set it to the off setting. No nite lite but full function in case of power loss.
386594
No. A battery backup is less necessary than most people think and unless you live in an area with frequent/rolling blackouts I'd just get one of these and spare your wallet.
822690
NO battery, Wi-Fi connection needs power that a battery cannot supply [not for long any how ...]
490129
I have not used it under those situations. If you have time to test it just make sure it has 24 to 48 hrs to really set up. Good Luck
2140080
you can it will take a good while to charge it. over night will work if battery is not bad. hope this helps.Thomas.
407646
no, because it requires a wifi signal. If you want something when the power goes out, I would recomend a mifi from your wireless company.
291732
I can't imagine it would be a problem. There aren't any pre-sets, for example, that could get lost with a power interruption.
1497991
It is possible to hook up an external battery pack, it'd be a diy project though. Otherwise, like the other guys said, you're stuck with having to have a power outlet
616539
Not to be too vague, but without knowing the "load" that is on the system, there is no way to predict the amount of time that the battery will supply power. The battery will run a nightlight much longer than it will run an entire entertainment system, for example. I should think that the APC website may be of some help with this.
506780
Yes it will work for that. That's the main reason I bought it as well. I've left it on for about 20 hours straight running a clock and charging multiple phones and a tablet and it hasn't run out of juice on me yet. A laptop would probably suck down a little more power though so I'm not sure how much of a difference that would make. *We use ours in our rv when we don't want to have the generator on. It's been the perfect solution.
365741
Yes, it would great if you experienced an outage. Make sure you keep it ready to go.
1929512
It needs to be always connected. It runs on USB so you might be able to use one of those backup batteries with it
2235242
If you're having so many regular power failures you should have backup power anyway since that kind of thing is really, really bad for your system. At some point you're absolutely going to lose data or your system will become unstable. - Trust me, I work in IT.
1453983
I would say no! It is like a laptop, some programs will not run at top performance while on battery. If you cannot get AC just ride without the program and read out features.
853871
yes, its do able, if u know the circuitry, but i think u would be better off buying a prebuilt item the is designed to work in light and off at night, instead of mdofiying this
1519287
It does work that way. Use the usb cable that comes with it and any usb adaptor and it will work. I prefer to use battery power rather than be tied to an electrical outlet.