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    • Carina
      Carina last edited by

      Will the hub need power connection at all times or can the battery be charged?

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      • Emil
        Emil FlicTeam @gwpcasey last edited by

        @gwpcasey I think we will probably not add that. Why not simply use a power bank or similar if you want it portable?

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        • gwpcasey
          gwpcasey last edited by

          Can I upvote a suggestion to add a small battery - perhaps just enough to allow people to move the hub from one location to another or to accommodate power cuts etc?

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          • Kris
            Kris last edited by

            Just got my hub and have put it on a USB power meter.

            My supply shows 5.03V
            Boot up sequence draws up to 0.33A
            Inactivity seems to draw 0.24-0.25A
            Flic press spikes draw to 0.27A
            Connecting the app spikes draw to 0.32A which immediately drops once config is loaded
            Connecting to the wired network port brings idle power up to a constant 0.30A
            The highest I've seen the Hub draw is 0.37A whilst messing with the app and connected to both wired and wifi

            This should help you work out expected run time off a battery, keep in mind battery vendors lie about capacity and they degrade with use too!

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            • nadia
              nadia FlicTeam last edited by

              Hi!
              As @stuart mentions, the Hub doesn't have a battery. You can use any standard micro-USB phone charger and plug it into the wall.
              I wouldn't recommend using a battery pack, because as @stuart says, it won't last long.

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              • stuart
                stuart last edited by

                So I had about 10 hours from the battery pack FYI.

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                • stuart
                  stuart last edited by

                  A flic has a battery built in but the hub doesn't.

                  If you want the hub to run without mains, you can run it from a USB mobile phone power bank that delivers enough current (I am using http://www.storkz.com/puridea-s5blunewus.html).

                  It should do a day or two, I will post back when mine runs out.

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