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Old 01-02-2021, 02:24 PM
AdamJL
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Originally Posted by Rerouter View Post
You can usually find reveiws for NUCs that will cover things like its power consumption. Looks like most fall in the ballpark of 5-10W idle. To 70-90W full load.

Each model may use a different voltage and you will have to look it up once you have narrowed down what one you want. However based on the wattage I would expect similar to a laptop power brick meaning you can lilely use a laptop dc-dc power brick to run it off 12V like the rest of your gear

Before all this. You can try a powered usbC hub. The cameras to your USBA ports. And the polemaster and mount should be happy sharing a usb3.0 pipes bandwidth
My laptop won't drop below 45W to be honest, even on a good day.
Sometimes it idles at 65W. I've just plugged it into the Jackery and have the screen at the lowest setting and it's at 64W. So even if the NUC spikes, if it idles at 4-5W, that's beyond amazing..

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Originally Posted by glend View Post
Just be careful, some imaging cameras require a direct dedicated USB3 port on a laptop, the ASI are one example. I had to use a powered USB3 extension cable, direct to my laptop, and everything else through my powered hub to a second USB3 port on the laptop.
The USB cables supplied with some cameras are too short if your any distance from right under the tripod or pier, and extending pretty much demands a powered extension cable (5V supply via an AC or other adaptor).
So sort out any field issues before you commit.
Thanks. Yes the USB cables seem fine for now, but I'll have to make sure the cameras have dedicated ports from what I have also read. I don't know if the mount also needs it, but we'll see

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Originally Posted by The_bluester View Post
I have a 9AH 12V gel cell backing up the power supply and it will run the mount, heater, NUC and camera for maybe half an hour in the event of a power bump.
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Hmm. 9AH is a small unit, sure, but 30mins isn't great. My Jackery is a 240Wh (16.8Ah) battery. I have another LifePO4 that can be used to charge it, and it is 12Ah, so that seems like about3-3.5 hours based on your use-age.
I guess I'll have to find power draw specs online for these NUCs before I go any further.
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