Power sources

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Yorkie
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Power sources

Post by Yorkie »

Does anyone know of a small power bank that does not cut out when it senses the low power draw of the DM42?
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Post by hoverbeek »

Why would you want that?

The DM42 does hardly draw any power. So the battery lasts for years.
I am still on my factory delivered battery.

Expect to change the battery once every few years.
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Post by EM41 »

I have an old 2500mAh Xtorm powerbank for the DM41X, never tested with the DM42.
Mainly for use in the train when I want some more speed than with the built in battery.
Maybe the newer models are more intelligent and cut out with low power drain but the old one works well.
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Re: Power sources

Post by dlachieze »

Yorkie wrote:
Thu May 14, 2020 6:46 pm
Does anyone know of a small power bank that does not cut out when it senses the low power draw of the DM42?
Voltaic Systems is making such power banks with Always-on mode.
There may be other manufacturers.
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hoverbeek
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Post by hoverbeek »

The DM41X has the same hardware as the DM42.
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hoverbeek wrote:
Thu May 21, 2020 4:49 pm
Why would you want that?
To boost the speed, maybe?

If the DM42 is powered by USB, the CPU's clock gets bumped up from 25MHz to 80MHz.
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Post by cdmackay »

hoverbeek wrote:
Thu May 21, 2020 4:49 pm
Why would you want that?

The DM42 does hardly draw any power. So the battery lasts for years.
I am still on my factory delivered battery.

Expect to change the battery once every few years.
One reason to use a power-bank might be if you want the faster operation whilst running from USB power?

My naive use doesn't need that, but others' might :)

edit: sorry, Godwin, beat me to it :)
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Ok, faster operation makes sense!
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Re: Power sources

Post by reavy »

Many existing battery packs have an always-on mode for low-current devices. Unfortunately this functionality is often not documented. For example, some Anker battery packs have an undocumented always-on mode that is activated by simply pressing and holding the power button until a light turns green.

Some people have made USB dongles with a simple switching current sink that draws 50 mA or so for half a second every few seconds to keep the battery pack switched on. Should be Googleable.
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