I would point out here that you are speaking entirely from your own 
perspective, rather than as a product. OK, so that suits you, great! Enjoy your 
Tap on battery.

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My compliments and kindest regards
Gordon Smith:
<[email protected]>

Accessibility & Information Technology Support Specialist.
Mobile/SMS:
+44 (0)7907 823971

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On 21 Feb 2017, at 17:37, Dane Trethowan <[email protected]> wrote:

See my previous eMail on the subject, I have a Power Bank which powers the Big 
Echo very nicely though I haven't done any rigorous testing so I've no idea 
just how long the Echo would last but - given I can get 2 days from the Power 
Bank on my HP laptop - I reckon I might get the same amount of time - if not 
more! - with Alexa.



On 22/02/2017 4:31 AM, Gordon Smith wrote:
> 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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