DigiPi Battery Module

Harley Soltes

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Jan 29, 2026, 3:54:38 AM (8 days ago) Jan 29

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How much use are you getting from your Lithium battery board on the Pi Zero 2? I know it is dependent on how much work it is doing. My use case would be mobile and sending some APRS SMS messages and Winlink emails. The board says you can charge and use at the same time...is it working well that way?

All the best,

Harley

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Craig

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Jan 29, 2026, 8:57:28 AM (8 days ago) Jan 29

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I can speak for the waveshare board/battery with the pogo plugs, maybe an hour or two? Works
when plugged in, so it's more of a "UPS" in that regard.

You can do the math, as the PiZero2W draws 180-200mA running direwolf decoders.

cool,
-craig
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Harley Soltes

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Jan 29, 2026, 9:17:29 AM (8 days ago) Jan 29

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Thank you. That is the one I will order. I will be setting up my first Pi and really appreciate your work and presentations. Will become a Patreon.