Which battery pack should I buy?

[dazzystar]

Hi All,

I'm on the lookout for a battery pack to drive an EQ3 Pro mount, ASI camera, Mini PC, and perhaps one or two other items in the future. What rechargeable battery packs would you guys recommend I look at?

Cheers

Daz

[Phillyo]

This is what I have: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08H2B3M8N/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_image?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It runs my EQ6-R Pro, ASI533, two dew heaters, mini PC etc fine. Don't spend loads on a branded battery when all you need is a leisure battery.

[thunderstorm]

I got this mini UPS box, it has 2x 2A USB. 4X 12V output, 1x 9V output.

Tested on Virtuoso mount, ASI120MM and raspberrypi4. After 3 hours it was still showing full charge. But it seems not available on amazon now.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/TalentCell-Uninterrupted-27000mAh-Wireless-Smartphone/dp/B08FBB4Q8V

 

[dazzystar]

Thanks everyone.

[Clarkey]

On 16/12/2021 at 17:39, dazzystar said:

What rechargeable battery packs would you guys recommend I look at?

It will depend a bit on how long you are needing to run it for. It would be worth calculating the total load and multiplying this by the required run time to give you an idea. Also,if you start adding dew heaters these will add a bit.

When running my full AP rig over night I use a 100 Ah leisure battery in a purpose made case. It is overkill but works well.