Algoforce Battery Options

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Here’s a few pics of the power bank I chose.... Powertech from electronics company Jaycar $100AU.

Also have two of these 10,000 mah packs, less than half the weight of the Powertech at 220 grams.

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I bought the E1500 and Detech 8” round from Nenad, here in Adelaide.

[phrunt]

That Jaycar battery looks pretty good, being a reputable company, their battery is likely true to specification too.

It's great to have another Algo user on the forum to discuss it with, it's been a bit lonely.

Another USB battery cable arrived today from my orders of various cables to try on it in my quest to find my perfect cable. 

This one appears very good quality, it's significantly thicker than the standard cable which is the one I've sat over top for thickness comparison.

I was worried it would be too thick to fit through the little cut out they've done for the cable, but in fact it fits exactly, so there is no longer a gap around where the cable enters.

I need to fiddle with wrapping it more, this was a 25cm cable, perhaps I should get the 30cm version as that would allow another shaft wrap to keep it neater.

The right angle is doing as intended and tucking the cable neater so it doesn't get hooked on stuff, as you can see by the photo below the straight cables are a bit of a hazard.  Of course, you could pull the standard cord upwards and make it head straight up like the right-angle cable, but then you're putting pull force on the USB port, not a good idea.

I've now also got all of the correct USB port covers to cover the unused ports.

Not even wrapping the cord probably gives the neatest results, and an added bonus is the thicker USB cable with the right-angel strapped on like this really secures the battery in place.

 

So quite happy with this cable, best so far and would work on all battery banks.  Here is a link to where I bought it if anyone's wanting one.  Select the UP angled version.

[Nedkelly]

1 hour ago, phrunt said:

That Jaycar battery looks pretty good, being a reputable company, their battery is likely true to specification too.

It's great to have another Algo user on the forum to discuss it with, it's been a bit lonely.

Another USB battery cable arrived today from my orders of various cables to try on it in my quest to find my perfect cable. 

This one appears very good quality, it's significantly thicker than the standard cable which is the one I've sat over top for thickness comparison.

I was worried it would be too thick to fit through the little cut out they've done for the cable, but in fact it fits exactly, so there is no longer a gap around where the cable enters.

I need to fiddle with wrapping it more, this was a 25cm cable, perhaps I should get the 30cm version as that would allow another shaft wrap to keep it neater.

The right angle is doing as intended and tucking the cable neater so it doesn't get hooked on stuff, as you can see by the photo below the straight cables are a bit of a hazard.  Of course, you could pull the standard cord upwards and make it head straight up like the right-angle cable, but then you're putting pull force on the USB port, not a good idea.

I've now also got all of the correct USB port covers to cover the unused ports.

Not even wrapping the cord probably gives the neatest results, and an added bonus is the thicker USB cable with the right-angel strapped on like this really secures the battery in place.

 

So quite happy with this cable, best so far and would work on all battery banks.  Here is a link to where I bought it if anyone's wanting one.  Select the UP angled version.

Thanks phrunt, love your work. 

That cable looks the go. Heavy duty and angled connection. A bit longer to get a wrap or two around the shaft and it will be perfect.

Will be ordering a couple for my E1500. 👍

[phrunt]

13 minutes ago, Nedkelly said:

Thanks phrunt, love your work. 

That cable looks the go. Heavy duty and angled connection. A bit longer to get a wrap or two around the shaft and it will be perfect.

Will be ordering a couple for my E1500. 👍

I was initially thinking of ordering longer ones too, then it occurred to me that I never need to remove the cable, to charge my battery bank I'll just plug another cable into it, so why not just use some decent quality black tape and tape it on, that makes this 25cm size ideal.  It will be locked in place and look neat and tidy.

The cable is very heavy duty, nice gold connectors too.  

[Nedkelly]

22 minutes ago, phrunt said:

I was initially thinking of ordering longer ones too, then it occurred to me that I never need to remove the cable, to charge my battery bank I'll just plug another cable into it, so why not just use some decent quality black tape and tape it on, that makes this 25cm size ideal.  It will be locked in place and look neat and tidy.

The cable is very heavy duty, nice gold connectors too.  

I was thinking if I moved the control pod or smaller batteries ect, it might be handy to have a bit extra length. I'd still tape over the extra cable turns to tidy it up.

[phrunt]

23 minutes ago, Nedkelly said:

I was thinking if I moved the control pod or smaller batteries ect, it might be handy to have a bit extra length. I'd still tape over the extra cable turns to tidy it up.

Good point, had me in a panic then it wouldn't fit my tiny battery so I just checked.

Don't mind my messy straps, I wasn't leaving the battery on so didn't bother fixing them up.

It's a great fit with the little slimline 10,000 mAh battery.

Nice and snug.

The battery size difference between the 10,000 mAh and the 20,000 mAh.

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Did you get those rubber port covers from the same source as the right angle USB cable?

A little additional mod I did for a bit more stability when setting it down.

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This old lightweight canvas cover off my Whites SPP, although a bit oversize can be made to fit by repositioning the Velcro straps and using the headphone cable hole for the battery lead.

If DD leather can use a similar material and fashion a suitable cover to accommodate the size of a 20,000 mah battery, it wouldn’t add much weight at all.

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The 90 degree angle cable is clever.  I wonder if anyone uses materials like this in short lengths?

 

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There is a video there I'd like to capture directly that shows bending and pulling on the connectors and they don't break!  I'll look on YT for it.

 

[phrunt]

4 hours ago, Bootscrape said:

Did you get those rubber port covers from the same source as the right angle USB cable?

A little additional mod I did for a bit more stability when setting it down.

I haven't yet found it unstable when sitting it down, I'm primarily using the 10" coil though, even on my very uneven ground it stays up I was thinking due to the coil size, and the super light control pod, the 6000 I just always lay it on it's side like the Gold Monster out of habit, it never stays up unless you're on flat ground 🙂

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