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eworthing
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March 28, 2018
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Make Sonos One portable with portable battery with AC outlet?

I've been thinking how I would make my Sonos One temporarily portable for use on patio for an hour or two. Has anyone tried a portable battery with an AC outlet like this http://a.co/fVsXngp ? Not sure how well it would work or how long it would last but might be an decent option in a pinch.
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    Stanley_4
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    Grand Maestro
    March 28, 2018
    I'd look for an inverter that offers full sine-wave output, some of the modified sine-wave or stepped voltage output inverters generate excess heat and / or current in your device's power supply. Not long until they fry, I lost several devices to these inverters in my RV travelling days.

    Some of the lower quality inverters will work at higher battery levels but cause problems as the battery charge decreases.

    You can roughly figure run time by looking at the battery rating in amp hours, take 25% of that (more will lead to short battery life) then reduce that number by 20% more for inverter losses. That gives you your available Amp Hours at 12 volts, divide by 10 to get AHs at 120 volts and you'll be in the ballpark.
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    Airgetlam
    Airgetlam
    March 28, 2018
    Let us know if you try. I can’t imagine it would be terribly long, but I’m not an electrical engineer.
    Bruce
      Chris
      Chris
      Lead Maestro
      March 28, 2018
      I would imagine you could use a car battery with A/C inverter attached and it would run it for a full day.

      Inverter like this attached to battery https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0714B231X/ref=dp_cerb_1
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      Stanley_4
      Stanley_4Answer
      Grand Maestro
      March 28, 2018
      I'd look for an inverter that offers full sine-wave output, some of the modified sine-wave or stepped voltage output inverters generate excess heat and / or current in your device's power supply. Not long until they fry, I lost several devices to these inverters in my RV travelling days.

      Some of the lower quality inverters will work at higher battery levels but cause problems as the battery charge decreases.

      You can roughly figure run time by looking at the battery rating in amp hours, take 25% of that (more will lead to short battery life) then reduce that number by 20% more for inverter losses. That gives you your available Amp Hours at 12 volts, divide by 10 to get AHs at 120 volts and you'll be in the ballpark.
        melvimbe
        melvimbe
        March 28, 2018
        Or you can probably do something like this....

        https://www.amazon.com/100-Watt-Portable-Generator-Emergency-Inverter/dp/B01M3S00H0/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1522264746&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=generator&psc=1

        Lots of different battery size out there. I don't know what the power draw is on the Sonos One, but if it's less then 100 watts, this battery (at full charge) should keep it running for 18 hours without a recharge.
        Danny
        Stanley_4
        Stanley_4
        Grand Maestro
        March 28, 2018
        That has a 150 Watt Hour battery, it is a lithium polymer one though so you can discharge it further safely than a lead/acid battery. Watt Hours is not the most useful spec but using all 150 WHs minus 20% loss into a Sonos One at about 4 watts at idle gives you 30 hours, in use would be less. That unit doesn't show as providing sine-wave power. I'd not trust anything that doesn't offer that.

        This is a quick pick of a pure sine-wave inverter, to serve as an example.

        https://www.amazon.com/Samlex-PST-120-12-Pure-Inverter-Watts/dp/B00IXOWPQM/ref=sr_1_5
        chicks
        chicks
        March 28, 2018
        Lotta trouble and expense for a patio speaker. I have one of these, sounds OK for the patio, battery works for several hours, voice controlled.

        https://www.bestbuy.com/site/insignia-voice-smart-portable-bluetooth-speaker-and-alarm-clock-with-the-google-assistant-built-in-gray-black/5865906.p
          Kumar
          March 29, 2018
          I agree that there are better options via the non Sonos route for this and at similar price points, good sound quality as well, with battery life now in double digit hours.
          jjayf
          jjayf
          Prominent Collaborator I
          March 29, 2018
          Extension cord.
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          Kumar
          March 29, 2018
          Lol. Of course, wherever possible.
          samcham
          Lyricist I
          August 21, 2018
          Kumar, you're totally spot on. I have the same wish and would love to see a mini boom box style with built in battery, with a handle so you can carry it around the yard and house. it might cut into their single speaker sales but it would be offset by SONOS-buddy sales. See there's a decent name for it too! It's funny to hear the extension cord arguement. I guess we don't need wifi either right??? just plug in a network cord! Hopefully a third party will run with this battery carrier idea.
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