Portable ASTRONOMY MOUNT 12V POWER supply that fits in a pocket! 😱

[@DLMVegas]

Thanks for this video. I already have a Jackery 1000 though. I can charge my iphones, ipads, garmin, drone batteries and camera batteries all at one time. Plus use my microwave and hot water pot heater. Got it for my 4-Runner for overnight landscape trips. Been testing it on my Adventurer 2i for the past 2 hours. Still at 98% power. Came with 2 solar panels as well for recharging during a sunny day. Will test again tonight to make sure I'm it's tracking properly with the Jackery. Clear skies......

[@suwandicahyadi9213]

Hi, this is an interesting option. Can this be used to power a ZWO camera as well? What is that dummy battery that you show at 1:50? Where can we buy that? Thanks

[@Julesfromdenmark]

What a coincidence. I just bought this exact Omegon powerbank second hand from another astrophotographer who was leaving the hobby. I should show up in the mail tomorrow. Got it for half the price of a new one, and he only used it four times (his account obviously). Looking forward to giving it a spin. Like you I’ve also been holding back on upgrading from the star adventurer because of the massive battery upgrade needed. EQM-35 will probably be my next upgrade.

[@kamilkp]

You won’t be dissapointed Jules! I will be making some videos soon about stuff you can do with even a relatively small GoTo (like the EQM-35) when you connect it to a computer. It’s mind-blowing 😁

[@unknownmf2599]

Nice vid, literally just started with astrophotography and I was in search for power supplies, THIS IS AMAZING!

[@FabienProxTrm]

I just bought a Jackery 😂 Better to know now than never haha!

[@andrewwellum6472]

Nice one Kamil, been after a decent portable lightweight battery and reasonably priced as well, cheers dude.

[@kamilkp]

You’d be happy with this one. I love it.

[@enriqueboeneker]

Great tip! And is much better than the Celestron PowerBank, since it features 12 Ah against 10Ah. So indeed is very capable of powering most of the go-to mounts plus some extra stuff at the same time. Thanks for sharing!

[@W_Parker_Astro]

Unfortunately they don’t ship to the UK but the same power bank is sold under the fishing brand Fox, can get a higher 307Wh capacity one for £209.95

[@joachimekstrom7494]

Perfect timing. I was looking for something more capable than my current powerbanks

[@fabriksu]

Hi,is this power bank good for Asi Air Pro?

[@kamilkp]

I’m not sure about the AsiAir but considering it’s just a tiny computing board I suppose it should drain way less current than the mount with motors etc. You’d have to look up the specs and do the math

[@OrangesII]

So it's 138Wh/900 grams for $150 when you compare it to the Jackery 160wh which is $110. So it's more expensive for less power, however it is 1815g so is around 2x as heavy. So what you're really paying for is the compact form factor. Which has my vote lol I'll probably pick one of these up lol

[@kamilkp]

Yeah I can stuff it in a pelican case along with my entire mount (exluding only the tripod). So it’s way easier to transport and it doesn’t have to sit in the mud when I’m imaging 😅

[@OrangesII]

@@kamilkp I just checked and they aren't sold/shipped to the US 😞

[@kamilkp]

Are you sure? They say on their website: „We ship worldwide”

[@OrangesII]

@@kamilkp yeah it just said unable to I found something similar on Amazon though

[@CrescentUmmi]

What about powering a bigger mount? Star trackers can work but what is your take on something like an avx mount?

[@kamilkp]

Well on the Celestron’s site I see it drains 3,5A of current. My EQM-35 drains 3A so not much less. I’d say it would with the AVX nicely too but it’s just a guess based on specs

[@wenderbresolin4037]

​@@kamilkpcan you help me please? I bought a NexStar 8se telescope, and I'm thinking about using it with a Power bank and a USB converter cable for 12v and 2a... do you know if 2a is enough to run the motor without problems? I saw that on the Celestron website there is a 12v and 2a source being sold for this telescope.... but I'm worried, because Celestron's mobile power tank is 12v and 7a

[@kamilkp]

@wenderbresolin4037 it’s probably because from a 7a power source you can also power other stuff like an imaging camera, rotator, PC etc

[@wenderbresolin4037]

​@@kamilkpentendi, então 2a seria suficiente para funcionar apenas o motor do NexStar se.. muito obrigado por sua ajuda, amigo 🤝

[@lukomatico]

Great video Kamil! - If I end up in the market for a small power bank then I'll be giving this one some thought for sure! :-) Clear skies mate!

[@kamilkp]

Thanks Luke! Not sure if it would work with your EQ8 haha 😂

[@lukomatico]

@@kamilkp Haha! :-D I think you're right mate! 😅

[@antoniohaluzan3396]

This is one great option. Now if someone can find proper solar panel to charge it during the day, that would be one hack of a portable solution.

[@zygmuntziokowski7877]

Thanks for the info!

[@НиколайМ-н3ф]

How many hours you can shoot sky?

[@felixy2009]

Been using Jackery for 1 yr right now and Its the most amazing for harsh temperatures and "clean power". still recommend a jackery over this.

[@kamilkp]

I’m not saying a Jackery is no good but I’ve been running my mount on this Omegon lately (mount + imaging PC) for 7 hours in -8 deg C and it still had juice in the morning

[@NPCPhotography]

I didn’t see the link for the Omegon power bank at all. I use to use there LX2 tracker before I switched over to my star adventurer.

[@TheHoward187]

Can these go on a plane?✈️. That’s the problem I’m running into with my jackery 500

[@nikhilenair]

This Powerbank Is 144Wh @12V, 12Ah. If I Run ASIAir Plus Which Requires 12V 3Amps, Doing The Math It Should Run Only For 4hrs. Correct Me If I Am Wrong Or Not Sure If I Am Missing Something Here. 12V *12Amp = 144W 12v*3Amp = 36W 144/36 = 4hrs

[@kamilkp]

The math checks out. My mini PC pulls around 1A and I had it running on the same power bank (via a DC splitter) with a cooled camera from ZWO and after 4 hours I had around 75% juice left. It’s the heaters that drain power like crazy (I had them connected to the other powerbank along with the mount and rotator and the juice level there was around 25%)

[@krzysztofchmielewski9246]

Have you been using this in sub zero temperatures? Just the other day I was taking photos in -2 C' and my camera battery died in 10 minutes.

[@gregsonberlin3782]

So you use your mount only and a DSLR? No astro computer which needs juice as well?

[@kamilkp]

Back then yes. Now I am using an astro mini PC and a cooled camera and a rotator so I just got another one of these power banks

[@danielmunoz06]

Hey Kamil! I love your videos. Do you think this battery would be enough to power an asi air plus with autoguiding for 10 hours?

[@NightscapeDK]

Excellent video and tips as always, but can u give me a link to the dummy battery. I cant find any battery dummies for the canon EOS R :-/

[@kamilkp]

I bought it on amazon but it’s for the 2000D DSLR.

[@NightscapeDK]

@@kamilkp Damn 🙂

[@neovo903]

Looks good but, to power a mount you'd need the 12v plug, some dew heaters require a 12v too :/

[@kamilkp]

A cable splitter is your friend then

[@neovo903]

@@kamilkp can it provide enough power for both on the one socket?

[@kamilkp]

You’d have to check the specs of your mount and heater and add up their amp consumption and see if it’s still lower than max amp from that socket on the power brick

[@neovo903]

@@kamilkp looking at it, the dew heater pulls 1.33Ah at 12V at full power and provides 16W (Lynx Astro). The mount (HEQ5) draws up to 2.4A when using both axis. Some people like to overvolt it to 13.8V and then it draws 1.9A when driving both axis. Looking at the powerbank it provides a max of 10A on the power socket. So it should work, thanks! Pulling 4 amps max it'll last 3 hours (12Ah capacity) not including if it powers anything else such as guidecams or dslr ac adapters or laptops (which would need a power source to last an extended period of time, I don't think the usb can charge my laptop fast enough)

[@dallas69]

Ryobi one+ 18v 120-Watt Push Start Power Source with 12-Volt Outlet RYi12VBG Red USB LED Mini Light $2.09 Expensive $50 but you can go 2Ah to 16Ah in a snap.

[@grimtemple]

Can it run your AsiAir plus with mount, camera & dew heater?

[@kamilkp]

I’m not sure about the AsiAir but considering it’s just a tiny computing board I suppose it should drain way less current than the mount with motors etc. You’d have to look up the specs and do the math

[@branislavmikuska1907]

Can it power small mount, asiair/raspberry and cooled astrocamera?

[@kamilkp]

Branislav: Well it technically can but question is for how long.. however like I said in the video, you could get two of these and be golden.

[@wojciechsznajder9648]

I have the same powerbank and I used it for AsiAir Pro, ZWO ASI 533 and AZ-GTi mount without issues. Dew heaters are a different story. I was able to use only one (with USB cable) and the current drawing was quite high with cooled camera alllowing for max 4 hours session. Using two dew heaters through USB was impossible as they caused switching off the USB power. The safest solution is to use other power source for dew heaters. I did not measured the real capacity of the powerbank but consumer powerbanks available for charging laptops, tablets or phones have the real capacity at 50%-70% of the "marketed on the package" value. Some companies mention it in a detailed specification but many of them just keep it hidden.

[@kamilkp]

Thanks for the input Wojciech! Yeah I think the best option is to use a standard cheap and small smartphone-charger style usb powerbank to power the dew heaters. I use a Samsung 10000mAh for that (I mentioned it in one of my previous videos about dew heaters)

[@takeone22]

To bad you didn’t post this a year a go When I purchased big fat power bank 😅

[@DLMVegas]

Update ! ! ! ! Well apparently I found that my Jackery 1000 is not good for your trackers per Skywatcher. Doesn't provide consistent power all the time. The same applies to rechargeable AA batteries for your tracker. Celestron batteries were suggested for use in the Skywatcher Trackers. I'm just passing this info on from Skywatcher. This shouldn't have to be rocket science to power your tracker. Tired of buying AA batteries which aren't getting any cheaper.

[@Oxizee]

still expensive...

[@dallas69]

200$ Whaaat! I can buy 6000 12v LiIon pack with charger for 17$ 200$ vrs 17$ The $17 one has 12v output and usb and charger but NO LIGHT and no car plug (which is a joke) I guess I can buy LED Usb string lights.

[@dallas69]

Kedanone 12V 6000mAh 15$ or Dijiar 12V 15000 mAh 22$ or or or Crazy Low Prices and free shipping.