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Battery for Maestro
Lorenzo Mendini
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Hi anyone can suggest me some batteries packs suitable to insert in maestro? Many thanks and let e know. bye bye
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Lorenzo, I did a lot of research on this and tried a number of batteries. This was the best in my opinion. I got two of them for extended operating... https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B073X3Q5LN/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=11
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Lorenzo
From the FLEX community there were some batteries suggested: This is one of them and sometimes on Amazon they have special discounts or you can order direct...External Battery Charger 10400mAh by Mogix Accessories with Two Universal USB Output Ports
I have two of them.1 -
many thanks,, another question, to re-charge this battery pack i must to remouve from maestro or not? if is not how to connect? Many thanks
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Polanfo M50000
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Yes you do....just plug the cable that comes with it into a USB port on the PC
Neil N4FN0 -
ok, but i must remouve the pack from maestro, inside ther are only one usb.... please tae me a picture. many thanks
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Yes, unfortunately you would generally need to remove the battery in order to recharge. I would use a high-capacity (2 A?) USB charger. Many computer USB ports do not supply that much current, so a full recharge can take a long time. If you need continuous operation, consider getting two batteries, as others have suggested.
I would hope that Maestro II (if it ever happens) would have better DC options, such as automatically recharging the Li-ion battery from the 12 V DC supply.1 -
Here you go:
https://helpdesk.flexradio.com/hc/en-us/articles/210311883-Suggested-Battery-Packs-for-Maestro
I use 3 battery packs. One is always fully charged for swap out so that the Maestro stays on continuously.
The Maestros will probably never have a feature for charging battery packs because there is not a standard where all batteries can be charged while under load. Charging a battery this way that does not support it may result in overheating and a fire.0
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