I would point out that you wound’t be able to do that on the Echo, unless you can acquire an adapter to convert their 15 volt input to USB.
======================================== My compliments and kindest regards Gordon Smith: <[email protected]> Accessibility & Information Technology Support Specialist. Mobile/SMS: +44 (0)7907 823971 ———————————————————— On 21 Feb 2017, at 17:27, Dane Trethowan <[email protected]> wrote: I've given up using battery bases on Echo Dot and so on given there seems little point when the Tap does hthe job so affectively. On 22/02/2017 4:08 AM, Gordon Smith wrote: > This doesn’t work on the Echo or Echo Dot. The Echo doesn’t even know I have > a battery connected to it! I will try it again on the Dot but I think the > results will be the same. > > Yes, this would certainly be a nice function. My battery went the other night > and I got no prior warning. > > ======================================== > > My compliments and kindest regards > Gordon Smith: > <[email protected]> > > Accessibility & Information Technology Support Specialist. > Mobile/SMS: > +44 (0)7907 823971 > > ———————————————————— > > > > On 19 Feb 2017, at 18:10, Dane Trethowan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sorry forgot to mention this in my previous post. > The Echo Tap can tell the user how much battery is left. > You ask “How much battery power left” and the question is answered with a > percentage of battery power remaining. > You can also lookup the battery status on the Amazon Alexa home page. > >> On 19 Feb 2017, at 9:14 pm, Gordon Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Good Sunday to you all >> >> My first imprcssions of this device can be summed up using just one word: >> AMAZING! >> >> I received the device just after 08:30 this morning which, in itself, just a >> very pleasant surprise. But the Smatree AE900 is much more than just a >> battery base for the Echo. It's a 900MA/H system, capable of powering up the >> echo for, so the blurb claims, in excess of 8 hours per charge cycle. I have >> not had the opportunity to read all of the documentation, owing to the fact >> that, like So many things these days, the dincumentation itself is tiny, and >> does not bode well to the OCR process on any platform. I have several >> options available to me in this regard, but those I've tried so far have not >> proven themselves up to the task. But I'll keep trying. >> >> I have a hunch, however, have this device is more than just a glorified >> battery. I am given to understand that it actually adds functionality to the >> Echo. So we shall see. >> >> In point of fact, I also have so smaller version of this battery base, >> designed for the Echo Dot. Sadly, there are some disappointing facts >> regarding this particular unit, which it is to be hoped, are not shared with >> it's larger sister product. One of these is the fact that the device >> provides you with absolutely no warning whatsoever that the batter powering >> your device is about to run out of fuel mid-flight. As with an airplane, if >> the fuel tank runs dry, the engine just stops dead and you're out of options. >> >> I hope that Smatree have picked up on this point, and provided some sort of >> safeguard against it. >> >> Anyway, more later when I've done more testing. I don't want to comment >> based purely on what I read. There's no substitute for hands-on experience. >> >> ============================== >> >> My Compliments And Kindest Regards >> Gordon Smith >> 'Accessibility And Information Technology Support Specialist >> ------------------------------ > ********** > Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the > halfwits in this world behind. > > > >
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