With Prime Day approaching, I am considering an AC Power Station to make a Trackit more portable. I’d like it to function for a full work day.
The power rating for the the AC/DC converter would give me a worst-case for determining the necessary Watt-Hours.
I recently measured and the trackit plus my laptop together drew 130-150W. Hope this helps.
Thank you. That does help. Is that during operation only? Or does it draw significantly less during Idle?
I found an excellent Prime deal (50% off) on a Jackery Explorer 1000 V2. The 1070 Wh rating means it is good for 7+ hours. The thing is heavy and doesn’t have wheels, but it does have a handle.
It will both draw much less power while idle .
The most intensive here will be the laptop while scanning and processing since it by pass the battery while plugged in.
How much it depends of your laptop CPU and GPU while in full load.
I know the scanner itself inside the cage use around 36 W while scanning.
Hi Jeff, I am going to be scanning larger objects where power, etc, may not be available. From experience with other workflows, I plan to use a sturdy foldable cart with two levels. The bottom level for the portable power supply and other loose parts, e.g. magnetic markers, and the top level for the laptop and Tracker. This setup would allow you to transport and do your scan effectively while still being a single-man operation
I not following what you mean by “inside the cage”.
My MetroX has a 36W power supply adapter, but that doesn’t mean that it is drawing that much power, does it? (a good design always has more capability than draw).
The scanner component consume 35W while scanning , not the power supply
Only scanner , not the tracker
The scanner itself is not MetroX it is very complex inside , including 2 cooling fans as well . It is loaded with components .