Not sure if we have any tech guys on here that can help me, but I will give it a shot.
I recently purchased an Armasight Zeus 336 thermal unit. Absolutely love the unit, and I also absolutely hate the battery life. IF I'm lucky in the winter I will get 30 minutes from a set of batteries. To minimize a little bit, I built a "coat" for the thermal to keep it warm along with the batteries and that helped. But even now with it being warmer, I want the batteries to last 600 times longer. I "want" this thing to be able to operate for 8 hours without having to change the batteries.
My thought with this type of want, is to build something my self. I am by no means a tech / electrical guy, but I can follow instructions very well.
Here's where my questions start. The unit came with an additional cable that says its meant for plugging in an additional power supply. The only details it gave me on that were 6VDC/600mA. My plan was to find a suitable power pack in the internet that has a charger, put the correct connector on that pack, and just plug it into that cable. Is that a feasible plan assuming I get the correct battery that meets the electrical needs? I would also like to extend this cord so that in the winter time, I can put my auxiliary battery pack in my pocket or coat to keep it warm.
Here is a battery pack that I was looking at:
Rechargeable Batteries & Battery Chargers - NiCd 6V 5000mAh Battery Pack for Emergence Light
Would that do the trick? Assuming I put the correct connector on it? And how long do you think that pack would power up the thermal?
Thanks in advance,
Bryan
I recently purchased an Armasight Zeus 336 thermal unit. Absolutely love the unit, and I also absolutely hate the battery life. IF I'm lucky in the winter I will get 30 minutes from a set of batteries. To minimize a little bit, I built a "coat" for the thermal to keep it warm along with the batteries and that helped. But even now with it being warmer, I want the batteries to last 600 times longer. I "want" this thing to be able to operate for 8 hours without having to change the batteries.
My thought with this type of want, is to build something my self. I am by no means a tech / electrical guy, but I can follow instructions very well.
Here's where my questions start. The unit came with an additional cable that says its meant for plugging in an additional power supply. The only details it gave me on that were 6VDC/600mA. My plan was to find a suitable power pack in the internet that has a charger, put the correct connector on that pack, and just plug it into that cable. Is that a feasible plan assuming I get the correct battery that meets the electrical needs? I would also like to extend this cord so that in the winter time, I can put my auxiliary battery pack in my pocket or coat to keep it warm.
Here is a battery pack that I was looking at:
Rechargeable Batteries & Battery Chargers - NiCd 6V 5000mAh Battery Pack for Emergence Light
Would that do the trick? Assuming I put the correct connector on it? And how long do you think that pack would power up the thermal?
Thanks in advance,
Bryan