Ryanair error message 'an error has occurred, please try later'

 A reminder to myself. This is the second time it's happened.

The problem. You want to add your passport details, but you have to add your name. However, when trying to add your own name to your account you get the message 'an error has occurred, please try later'

The first time this happened I spent ages on chat with Ryanair as they didn't know why. Finally someone worked it out. However, the utterly moronic fucking witless twats didn't update their website. This was years ago.

The solution? Go to the section marked travelling companions and delete your own name.

Now, the question to ask is why Ryanair thought that you would want to add your own name to your own account as a companion. The next question is why the dick that sets up the error messages did not put up something meaningful.

Router UPS

We have a SFR/RED router and ONT. It takes up to 20 mins to connect after the shortest of brown-outs. It needs a UPS and I sort of have one. It's a house battery - see my posts on Victron. However, that won't keep stuff going during a firmware update, or if someone restarts the dbus....

Enter a UPS. The router has a 2A 12V psu. The ONT has a 12V 1A psu. Combined operating current is 1.3A max (15.6W) A Y-lead means you can delete the smaller PSU. That will save a watt or 2 vs 2 mains bricks. Turning off the wifi will save another ~4W (see later post on Asus router as why this matters)

A quick and dirty router consists of a 3S li-on battery scabbed from a very old Dell laptop. Added a 3S protection board and put it in parallel. The battery will have about 80% capacity at 12V. The discharge curve is pretty flat, and I only need protection for maybe 30s if I change supplies over.

The protection board will cut out a 8.1V and it will prevent excessive charge.  I'll need to test this otherwise there is a risk the battery will collapse the 12V supply.