Re: Questions on portability/battery for CPAP
Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 6:33 am
Thank you for posting this. It was very helpful for me. I need the humidity and portability and it’s good to hear from someone who has had experience with this machine.
bierhere wrote: ↑Mon Apr 23, 2018 1:31 pmI have a AirSense10 and a AirMini. I recently bought the Medistrom Pilot-24 Plus with the additional Co-Pilot-24 for a flight to India because AirFrance wanted me to carry a battery I never used. The Medistrom requires an additional cable package for the airmini( includes DreamstationGo as well) I've used my AirMini/Medistorm for a recent boy scout camping trip and only used the Co-Pilot, so I think I could have done two nights with around 6 hours of usage each night. My machine runs APAP at around 14-15CM. As they are 24 volt batteries, no converters required. The only thing I don't like about the Medistrom was the in-ability to silence the alarm which I could do on the C-100 battery. I also have a older C266 that I have used with boy scouts, but its too big for in-flight use/carry, that battery was/is multi-night for the S9/S10. The C100 was generally < 1 night, on my S9. I also have a 50lb AGM battery sitting in the garage that I bought many many years ago when I first got my cpap and used with my S8.
The like the size of the airmini. I can fit it in my large laptop bag and not carry a separate bag for the CPAP when I travel. I have an eBags professional flight laptop bag. However as a mouth breather, I prefer having humidity and will take my Airsense 10 if I'm on a long trip and checking my bag. I've tried the suggested workaround to use the Z1 HME, but didn't seem to make much of a difference with the F20 mask I have. Since the Mini is only 20Watts of power, it will work better with airplane power and draw less power from the battery than the 75 watts the S10 requires. I didn't see a smaller power brick like the S9 has.
As folks mention you can certain carry the 3rd bag, but I find it a hassle which is why I like the AirMini. Is it worth the $900, not really sure, certainly didn't need it, its only a convinence, but I travel 1-2 times per month, so it certainly reduces the amount of stuff I'm carrying around. I like that i have a backup machine now as well.