Well thought I might post some pics of my project / experiment box I made for mesh. My intentions is to charge the battery with a small solar panel (charge controller is inside the box on the right). This is all mounted inside a 12x12x6 Scepter PVC box which is blank when you get it and you can punch holes etc. where ever you need to. Inside the box is the Router (HSMM firmware), 5 watt amplifier, fuse block, 12vdc - 5vdc USB converter for future raspberry, Solar charge controller, external LAN port, power switch, amp switch and the battery (AGM). Not sure I will be using the amp but I buried one back there just to experiment with since I can't chain saw the trees near me. I also put a weather proof cigarette lighter plug on the box so if I want want I can tap into the 12vdc from the battery or back charge the battery through it with a trickle charger if I need to.
Cheers Mike
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