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echo: rberrypi
to: MIKE SCOTT
from: JIM H
date: 2019-06-20 18:21:00
subject: Re: Small UPS

On Wed, 19 Jun 2019 11:33:55 +0100, in ,
Mike Scott  wrote:

>On 18/06/2019 09:34, Mick Manning wrote:
>> On 18 Jun 2019, Lew Pitcher said the following...
>>
>>   LP> Outside of the smarts, and the DC-AC converter, they seem to be
capable
>>   LP> of acting as a UPS for a Raspberry PI. Just plug the Pi into the
battery
>>   LP> pack's DC output port, and the wall wart into the battery pack's
charger
>>   LP> input port.
>>
>> What a GREAT idea. Thanks. :-)
>
>On the down side, I've heard it said that some won't supply power while
>they're charging themselves. I have no idea if that's true or not, but
>it has rather put me off the idea :-{ Can anyone confirm/refute this?

Not just some... most of them don't supply power while charging.
--
Jim H

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