Continue to Site

Welcome to our site!

Electro Tech is an online community (with over 170,000 members) who enjoy talking about and building electronic circuits, projects and gadgets. To participate you need to register. Registration is free. Click here to register now.

  • Welcome to our site! Electro Tech is an online community (with over 170,000 members) who enjoy talking about and building electronic circuits, projects and gadgets. To participate you need to register. Registration is free. Click here to register now.

Wish to buy Battery, Charger and Buck converter for 12V , 2A router

Flyback

Well-Known Member
Hi,
I need to do some Teams interviews and will be in my car in a car park at the time as I will be "on the road".
My Samsung SM-J330FN smartphone will not run Microsoft Teams.

As such I have to use my laptop with my B625-261 mobile router. The router needs a 12V, 2A power supply. As such, I will need to buy...
1...A 24V rechargeable battery pref >2Ah
2...Charger for the above battery (can be uk mains powered)
2....A Buck converter for 18-30V to 12V dc , 2A (to power the router)

Unfortunately I am not allowed to make my own Buck and Charger in the lab where I currently work, as such , I must buy all offtheshelf.
Do you agree the following is the cheapest option...It'll cost £59 total...seems a lot?


24V lithium ion battery and charger £48
Batt and charger

Buck Converter: 18-35v in 12v out at 10A £11
Buck 24V to 12V

B625-261 Router
Router
 
Why do you need a mobile router?

Your phone apparently has a hotspot/internet sharing feature, so turn it on, connect your computer to your phone's hotspot and you have internet via your cell connection.

Screenshot_20250509_113513_Edge.jpg
 
Thanks very much, that sounds a great idea.
Of course, i dont have this smartphone on a contract, i just top up its SIM with £10 PAYG whenever i need it. But thats ok....its still worth doing. -And avoids buying all that charger/batt/Buck !!

(i had initially intended to use the router's SIM inside the smartphone to go on Teams (then i wouldnt have needed to pay £10 topup) ...but of course the smartphone doesnt do Teams so thats a moot point anyway)
 

Latest threads

New Articles From Microcontroller Tips

Back
Top