My house is offgrid so I need to know power consumption (watts) for the Excede modem.
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Alex, Viasat Corporate Communications
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That's helpful, thanks.
Do you support powering the modem with a DC-DC converter outputting the necessary 48V? Running an inverter is less efficient than DC-DC.
Do you support powering the modem with a DC-DC converter outputting the necessary 48V? Running an inverter is less efficient than DC-DC.
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The modem I received has a different power supply than shown above. Mine is 30 volts and 2.5 amps.
Alex, Viasat Corporate Communications
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Oh, OK. This one was from the WiFi Modem.
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The modem I received is also WiFi modem. Must be a different model?
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That is the same as the BurfBeam 2 - non wifi modem. (Meaning you need a separate router for wireless connectivity.)
I don't know if DC-DC is supported, the power cord for the modem is designed for AC input. What I do know is that it is perfectly fine on either a battery and inverter or, on generator power.
I have used mine both ways, battery before I got my whole home generator and, generator many times since then.
It may be best to use a small inverter for the modem.
I don't know if DC-DC is supported, the power cord for the modem is designed for AC input. What I do know is that it is perfectly fine on either a battery and inverter or, on generator power.
I have used mine both ways, battery before I got my whole home generator and, generator many times since then.
It may be best to use a small inverter for the modem.
Judy Tergis