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Largest display on a battery powered Pi setup?
« on: January 30, 2018, 03:53:15 pm »
I'm toying with the idea of starting a new project and currently just researching some of the constraints which will dictate design.

I'd like to known if there are any Pi based projects that have utilised a 9-12 inch display but have also been battery powered?

Any links/info greatly appreciated.

Thanks :)

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Re: Largest display on a battery powered Pi setup?
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2018, 01:55:36 pm »
Depends on how long you want to play with it on one load.

A screen like that doesn't draw that much power (the 10 inch mentioned by tikiandskull uses a 5V 2A power supply - so at its max it will draw 2 Amps - my 7 inch can be powered through a laptop USB port even). With a 20.000mAh powerbank you should be fine for 3-4 hours at least.

If you need more power you could look into something like a LiPo, but that takes a bit more work (with battery protection and such).

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Re: Largest display on a battery powered Pi setup?
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2018, 03:25:50 pm »
Thanks guys, so it seems it could be doable. Not too fussed about the time on battery as this is mainly for the fun in designing/building.

Going to attempt some rough design mockups to see what can be done around a 10" screen.