Less noise and ripple using a powerbank?

in theory yes. there are even high-end brands, delivering battery packs for their streaming solution, but…

It comes with some disadvantages.

  • Battery packs will be drawn empty rapidly, as the rPi really likes 2A+
  • You can solve this by using a battery-pack that has a feed through (when empty it will forward the charging adapter’s output)
  • To avoid issues when the feed through is activated, you need a low noise PSU
  • As you already need a low noise PSU, use that PSU and forget the battery pack :slight_smile:
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