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Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

Atticus_1354 posted:

How much power do your devices use and how many days between recharges?

Power supply is provisioned at 65 watts; with all the features going I think 50-55 peak draw is common. I don't have a way of measuring my configuration's draw, so assume 65w. (I don't use all the features so my actual draw is likely to be around 15-20w from what I'm reading online.)

I'd like to get at least a full night's use out of it, ideally at least two. Outages in my area rarely last longer than a day.

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Dec 5, 2002
Armchair Philistine
I would suggest first spending $15 on a Kill-A-Watt knockoff and seeing what the average draw looks like for you under different circumstances.

We got the 256 Wh Anker for our hurricane box (they apparently make up to 2048 Wh :stare:), although more for phones and such than your application (although I need to get a sleep study done sooner rather than later, so that may change). That would seemingly get you through one night at around 30 watts of current draw.

I paid extra for the Anker because, as you noted, the competition was all no-name dropshippers. That combined with large banks of lithium batteries makes me nervous.

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