ResMed Escape II S8 and PowerAdd Pilot Pro - attempts

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ResMed Escape II S8 and PowerAdd Pilot Pro - attempts

Post by Finster63 » Fri Dec 19, 2014 10:19 pm

Hello All -

Hoping someone can give me some ideas...

I have the ResMed Escape II (S8).

I would like to take it backpacking - I'm talking about hiking 2-10 miles and then camping - so not car camping.

I've been car camping and I have a great 12v dc deep cycle battery, the ResMed DC-12 converter and battery tender for that - but it weighs 50#+.
Works excellent and can power a CPAP and a 12v fan for 3+ nights - but just not possible to carry for 2+ miles.

I purchased the PowerAdd Pilot Pro 32000mAh Monster Capacity Multi-Voltage (5V 9V 12V 16V 19V 20V) Portable Charger:
http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D ... UTF8&psc=1

SPECS:
--Battery Type: Lithium-ion Polymer
--Capacity: 32000mAh/118.4Wh
--Output1: DC 9V,12V,16V,19V,20V/4.5A

It was referenced to work here by Adant33 (but not with a ResMed):
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=97350&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=30

So, I did my best attempt to solder a connection from the PowerAdd to a 12v dc cigarette lighter (female).
I then plugged in the ResMed DC-12 (https://www.cpap.com/productpage/resmed ... hines.html ) that I use for the deep cycle battery.

It works - but if I let it freeflow - it runs for an hour before it gets to 0% remaining in the PowerAdd battery.
I then recharged the PowerAdd to 100% and buried the mask under a pillow. After an hour it was at 88% full - meaning I *might* get 8 hours out of it (I'll test it for real tonight).

Sooo... My thoughts are:
If the PowerAdd is at 12v dc, can I safely direct connect the PowerAdd to the S8 (switching polarities, so that the tip is negative and the barrel is positive)?

I would think that would be more efficient than using the DC 12, but it might harm the S8...

I have a backup CPAP that I use for travel - it does not have a dc port - but if I crash the S8, I'm still ok.

If I can't get the S8 to work, I'll get the cheapest "straight-thru" dc CPAP I can find for backpacking - maybe the IntelliPAP:
https://www.cpap.com/productpage/devilb ... ations-tab

I'd rather not spend $325 on a third CPAP, but it will be worth it if I can go hiking.

If I'm going to spend the $325 anyway, I might as well try to get the S8 working - even if it does break it. If it breaks, I buy the IntelliPAP and I still have 2 CPAPs.

Thoughts?
Suggestions?
Home: ResMed S8 Escape II
Backpacking: PR System One REMstar 60 Series Plus with the PowerAdd 32000mAh battery:http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=103170&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
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Re: ResMed Escape II S8 and PowerAdd Pilot Pro - attempts

Post by Finster63 » Sat Dec 20, 2014 10:56 am

Tried the PowerAdd + DC12 + S8 last night - it lasted 4 hours...

Not quite enough for a night of camping.

Still looking for suggestions...
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Re: ResMed Escape II S8 and PowerAdd Pilot Pro - attempts

Post by bigboyga » Sun Jan 04, 2015 10:32 pm

I am also looking for a solution like this for my s8 and camping in Haiti. Any luck on this?

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Re: ResMed Escape II S8 and PowerAdd Pilot Pro - attempts

Post by Finster63 » Sun Jan 04, 2015 11:32 pm

I gave up on the S8, and used my left over FSA to buy a PR System One REMstar 60 Series Plus.

It should get here tomorrow - I'll write up my experience with it.
Home: ResMed S8 Escape II
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Re: ResMed Escape II S8 and PowerAdd Pilot Pro - attempts

Post by SleepingSue » Sun Jan 11, 2015 9:45 am

Hi - I'm curious about your experiment with the PowerAdd battery. Did it work?

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Re: ResMed Escape II S8 and PowerAdd Pilot Pro - attempts

Post by palerider » Sun Jan 11, 2015 1:57 pm

Finster63 wrote:I gave up on the S8, and used my left over FSA to buy a PR System One REMstar 60 Series Plus.

It should get here tomorrow - I'll write up my experience with it.
nooooooo! send it back! it's crap! it provides NO data, so you'll be walking around in the dark, and will fall into a pit!

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Re: ResMed Escape II S8 and PowerAdd Pilot Pro - attempts

Post by Finster63 » Mon Jan 12, 2015 8:50 pm

Good news!

I was able to get the PowerAdd to power my CPAP for 3 nights!!!

Details here:
viewtopic/t103170/Backpacking-Hiking-an ... t-Pro.html
Home: ResMed S8 Escape II
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