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--- kit:portable_power [2021/01/08 10:32] – [Hooking up a Power Bank] steve
+++ kit:portable_power [2025/04/20 02:18] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ====== Running on Battery Power ======
 ===== Overview =====
+The text on this page is important, so please read it before you consider this Crowbox modification.
+In addition to the information here, you can view our instructional video on converting a Crowbox to run from a USB Power Bank [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq9xL0tjDSg|here]].
 ===== USB Power Banks =====
 We had some great success running Crowbox prototypes from a USB Power Bank. **BUT BUT BUT** There are two very important features that a power bank must support in order to work properly with a Crowbox:
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 FIXME Discuss installation of Buck Converter
-  We're currently preparing a video to demonstrate how to install one of these buck converters
+  We're currently preparing documentation on how to install one of these buck converters
-  and run a Crowbox from 12V power sources. Video should be ready mid-January 2021.
+  and run a Crowbox from 12V power sources.
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 As we stated earlier, Voltaic brand power banks are a good, reliable source of portable power for a Crowbox. Voltaic also offers solar power kits which include a solar panel and an 'always on' power bank. This setup should be perfect for a Crowbox but, as I said, we have not yet tested these ourselves.
-In mid-January we'll begin testing this Voltaic solar power kit with the Crowbox:
-https://voltaicsystems.com/2-watt-kit/
 Since Crowbox power consumption is under 1/2 watt most of the time, our hope is that a 2W solar panel combined with a 6,400mAh power bank will run a Crowbox indefinitely on solar power during spring and summer in most locations. We will publish our observations in the [[http://groups.google.com/group/CrowBoxKit|Crowbox Google Group]], including accurate measurements on the practical output of this particular solar panel.