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    External battery pack for Raspberry Pi 3 and Monitor that plugs into the micro usb slot advice request

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      FFSamurai05
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      Re: Battery Pack for Pi 3

      Since the forum suggested I make a new topic instead of replying to the above due to its age I'm going that route. Please don't hate me for doing so, it literally gave me a pop-up advising I do so.

      I'm interested in finding a battery pack or power bank that I can use as a primary power source for both my raspberry pi 3 and a portable monitor. This is because a) I don't really trust myself with soddering, b), I'd rather use the system I have than either turn it into a handheld or make a whole new handheld for this purpose, and c) because I want a set up where I can bring my retro pie to a friend's house or a Starbucks and play without needing to plug into an ac outlet or stream via a wireless service. Can anyone help to steer me in the right direction?

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        FFSamurai05 @FFSamurai05
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        @ffsamurai05 Okay, decided to throw caution to the wind and bought power bank. Haven't put it through its paces yet and have only plugged my pi into it but so far it's promising. Was able to boot into Retro Pie and play some Legend of Legaia from it for five minutes or so. Want to test it further, particularly to see if it'll hold up to a typical three to five hour play session, before posting a link to which one I actually picked up. When I can afford to will see about getting a portable, 7 inch monitor that can connect via hdmi and run off this power bank via usb. If anyone has a suggestion for a monitor that'll work I'll definitely be up to hearing it.

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          Afunnyname
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          Do you have any idea how long you will be able to power retropie, and the monitor?

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