Hello everyone. I am new here and just getting back into scanning after many years away from it. I just purchased a bcd436hp and had a question about using a battery backup. Since most of the time I will be using my scanner when I am out and about it will be running on the batteries. What I was thinking of doing is purchasing a few of those 2600mah portable battery packs ( the type used to recharge a cell phone) and just plugging it into the charge port on the scanner. You can pick those up on the Internet for under $5.00 each. Has anyone tried this'd? Will it work? Is there any reason that it won't work or that I shouldn't do it? Seems like a way to run the scanner for a extended time while I am out. Thanks in advance
Bcd436hp battery
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The external battery pack voltage needs to be the same as the AC power supply. Most of the battery packs to charge cell phones only put out 3.7 to 5 volts.
Jay911
Silent Key (April 15th, 2023)
The scanner's input is only 5V, so that's not an issue.
The scanner needs 500mA of current to run - more than that to charge.
A powerbank is probably going to give it some time, but I have no idea how much. I haven't tried it myself, but there's no reason it shouldn't at least give you a short period of time (I'm completely guessing - an hour or two).
I have two banks in immediate reach right now - one is a Luxa2 7000mAh charger, which powers up my phone quite nicely. The other is a BioLite PowerLight 4400mAh flashlight/powerbank/lantern combo. According to my 436, when the Luxa is connected, it is indeed charging. When I plugged in the smaller BioLite device, the radio gave me the "USB connected" message, and I dealt with it - but then a few moments later it gave me the message again, and so on. Seems like the BioLite doesn't have enough oomph to run the radio (admittedly I tried both of these banks with the scanner turned on).
Another family member has a TP-Link 10,400mAh power bank which I might try tomorrow if I can pry it out of their hands.
The scanner needs 500mA of current to run - more than that to charge.
A powerbank is probably going to give it some time, but I have no idea how much. I haven't tried it myself, but there's no reason it shouldn't at least give you a short period of time (I'm completely guessing - an hour or two).
I have two banks in immediate reach right now - one is a Luxa2 7000mAh charger, which powers up my phone quite nicely. The other is a BioLite PowerLight 4400mAh flashlight/powerbank/lantern combo. According to my 436, when the Luxa is connected, it is indeed charging. When I plugged in the smaller BioLite device, the radio gave me the "USB connected" message, and I dealt with it - but then a few moments later it gave me the message again, and so on. Seems like the BioLite doesn't have enough oomph to run the radio (admittedly I tried both of these banks with the scanner turned on).
Another family member has a TP-Link 10,400mAh power bank which I might try tomorrow if I can pry it out of their hands.
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