Has anyone tried to power an Amazon Echo or Echo dot with an anker power bank?

#1

I’m not sure about the voltage of the power adapter for the Echo. Power bank voltage is 5v. Not sure about the amp if that’s high enough either. I would love to make my echo dot portable. Help?

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#2

I highly doubt Amazon would encourage it, however the voltage may be high enough. You’d probably have to ask Anker directly if you wanted their take on it.

#3

Probably, if the input of the Echo Dot is within the output capabilities of the power bank I would think it would work. Echo Dot is an always-on product and doesn’t really care about energy consumption too much since it isn’t intended to be a portable or mobile device, that being said I think a 20000mah battery pack will probably keep it going for a day or so and that’s it.

#4

I can’t really see a reason why you’d ever need to do that. If you have no power you have no internet so it would be useless anyway?

#5

I want to be able to take my echo around the housr

#6

Isn’t it supposed to be able to hear you from all over? Maybe you have a big house.

#7
#8

it only works within an average sized bedroom, they suggest you buy one for every room

#9

i have an echo dot, it works plugged into a battery, although ive never tested how long it lasts.
we have it in the kitchen and i use it for timers, shopping lists and asking how many oz in a 3/8 cup etc
every now and then i have it read news to me

#10

If you have a full sized Echo, and if you’re really interested, there’s always the Echo Boot http://amzn.to/2eEaCjy

Pretty overpriced though…

#11

No damage or quieter sound? Well, that’s good to know.

#12

it doesnt come with a charger so as long as it gets minimum power requirement of 9W at the USB spec of 5V is 1.8A, so if your battery outputs 2A you should be good. I dont think you could charge an ipad and power the dot but i havent tried

#13

here ya go, someone already did the math
“As far as what battery pack to get, I’m a big fan of Anker, and they make a beefy 20,000mAh battery pack
that’s available for $39. According to my own tests, the Echo Dot
consumes around 570mAh of power every hour, which means a 20,000mAh
battery pack could provide power to an Echo Dot for 35 hours straight,
or almost a day and a half.”