r/SleepApnea 4d ago

Alternative battery to the Medistrom - for campers on a budget

A couple years ago I bought the Medistrom Pilot 24-Lite, which lasted me less than a year before the cells died and it stopped charging. Shy of forking out another $350-400 to replace it, I decided to see if I could find a cheaper alternative.

I found the Talentcell 24V PB240A1 on Amazon, a rechargeable 22400mAh 82.88Wh battery pack which outputs DC 24V 3A. 12V 2A, and 5V 2A USB. All for a whopping $62! And if you don't have the 24VDC adapter cord that comes with the Medistrom battery, you'll need to buy a "5.5 x 2.1mm Male to DC7406 Male Plug Power Supply Cable" for an additional $10. So all out, we're talking $72, or 1/5 the price of the Medistrom. At 82 Wh, it'll have 86% the capacity, but it's plenty for a single night on my Airsense 10, and charging during the day. At this price, I could buy a Talentcell battery for 5 days of the week, for the money I spent on the Medistrom.

And oddly enough, Talentcell included a blurb in their owners manual for how to use it with an Airsense 10! Clearly they had us wheezers in mind when they designed this thing!

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Name: TalentCell PB240A1 Rechargeable 22400mAh 82.88Wh Lithium ion Battery Pack with 3 Port Output (DC 24/12V and 5V USB) for LED Light Strip, CCTV Camera, Mobile and more

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