Micro Power Pack for BlueSCSI

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Sideburn

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Jun 16, 2023
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So power banks don’t work to power the external BlueSCSI because they only pull about 20ma and that’s not enough to keep a USB power bank from shutting off after a few minutes. So I took a 300mah lipo, a usb charging circuit and a 3.7v to 5v boost converter I had lying around and whipped up a mini power pack that I shrink tubed and sticky taped to the side of the BlueSCSI.
Works great and easy to make. Should run for many hours on a charge.


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