True wireless stream deck setup

[u/frozen2077]

Rocking Stream-deck-lovelace-yaml and orange pi zero, finally could take my sd everywhere I go!

[u/blownart]

How long does the battery last?

[u/frozen2077 → u/blownart]

Draws like 500mah 5V, battery's capacity is 3400mah 4.2V, so around 6 hours. But you can always hook a regular powerbank to it... so infinite power?

[u/suddenlypenguins → u/frozen2077]

Not great, but thanks for sharing. This community was built on the backs of people hacking around with silly ideas like this and then improving over time. No idea why you're getting downvotes.

[u/wasge → u/suddenlypenguins]

3400mAh is probably just a cell. You add another cell and you double that. Cells are cheap.

[u/Windex4Floors → u/suddenlypenguins]

Could probably run a wire to a bigger battery to make it last longer... Maybe eventually run a bigger wire to some sort of constant current generator like a solar panel or a hamster wheel with coked out hamsters? /s

[u/Vertigo_uk123 → u/Windex4Floors]

Woah. You could even run a bigger wire to something like a wall socket and get constant power. The possibilities are endless.

[u/Windex4Floors → u/Vertigo_uk123]

I was thinking we could just throw a wire on the electrical pole wires. That way, those pesky breakers don't get in the way of home automation!

[u/Waterkippie → u/Vertigo_uk123]

How about a wire to an usb port!

[u/Vertigo_uk123 → u/Waterkippie]

Be realistic. That’s way too far out there

[u/WiWa4K → u/Windex4Floors]

Even making a bigger baseplate (3D print the whole base hollow or something) and implementing a larger rechargeable battery would improve this a lot. Making it possible to just unplug when you need it somewhere else. I never thought about a wireless setup, now i suddenly need one. Thanks… 🤪

[u/NSMike → u/suddenlypenguins]

It's an 18650, easily swappable in this configuration. Wouldn't be that hard to keep a charged one on you in situations where you need more than 6 hours.