Interesting Battery

[tsteele93]

I don't know how this would work for some of the drivers, but this is an interesting power source and it looks like a decent range of auto values.

Let me know if it is usable for any of you.

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[sinner]

This is interesting indeed, would have to try it out but i highly doubt it would be anywhere near 2600mAh - means you would be lucky if it chargers your 1.5Ah battery from 10% to Full Charge..

I once saw a small 1AA model of this but now they come in usb output, thats niice!

 

[grainde]

Yeah I have one of those. Got it about a year ago and it was called an Aardvark: Aardvark Portable Power Bank - Small, High Powered: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics

Works really well, but its probably just an 18650 in a case and wired up with a regulator and USB port. :beer:

 

[tsteele93]

I was thinking it could be the actual battery for a laser.

Super easy to recharge. All you need is a tiny USB connector from it to your driver and you just unplug it from the driver, plug it in to a computer or whatever, charge it, then plug it back in to your laser.

Depending on what your driver needs.

It might work really well with FoulMists FMT'S driver...

 

[foulmist]

Not sure if those are rated for high discharge currents. Probably there is a protection that won't allow high currents.

 

[tsteele93]

Good point, even if there isn't - the battery may not be capable of supplying a blue. Maybe a red or violet?

 

[Seoul_lasers]

I have a similar battery pack however the circuitry doesn't allow more than 5v at 1A out. Pulling more than this will over current and more than likely destroy the current limiting or charging IC.
I'd suggest looking into an R/C liPoly pack for doing any blue portables or make your own.