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		StuGoss on Oct 4, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Potential Issues of Using a USB Powerbank as a UPS... Wouldn't stringing two USB power banks together effectively be a UPS for a Raspberry Pi?

avidiax on Oct 4, 2022 [–]

No, if they both have the cutout problem, they'll just cutout in sequence.

You'd probably do better to have a supercapacitor or float charge a battery with an amenable chemistry between the power bank and the load.

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