Interesting find: Raspberry PiJuice Battery Pack Kickstarter

[JeremyK]

Hi guys,

I ran across this post on TechCrunch with information about this kickstarter.

It looks to me like it could be a cool add-on for the HeaterMeter. If it would work, and you guys know better than I do, it would eliminate the "trip wire" sittuation I know a few of us face with the HM plugged in to a wall outlet or extension cord.

What do you guys think?

Jeremy

 

[Bryan Mayland]

I'm not sure how much use it would be. It won't run the 12V so the blower will be off anyway. The worst you'll lose on the Pi is something like 5 minutes (or is it 15?) of the graph if you kick the plug out and plug it back in. The HeaterMeter also boots in about 1 second so it isn't like you'll be out of control either.

 

[JeremyK]

Wasn't thinking about the blower...d'oh!

 

[Tony L-Iowa]

Read my post below about using a 12V battery pack. I powered my HM on a $7 battery box for at least 7 hours and it was still going strong. The rechargeable AA's were more $$ but I use them wherever I need around the house.
http://tvwbb.com/showthread.php?57482-HM-4-Line-LCD-build-for-electric-smoker&p=638905&viewfull=1#post638905

I have a raspberry pi A+ with HM though... so your mileage may vary when using different Pi's and fan's adding to the power draw.