Petzl Nao RL

[yovoSI]

Hello,

I bought this headlamp (https://www.petzl.com/INT/en/Sport/Headlamps/NAO-RL) and was wondering, if someone can recommend possible mod to power it directly from Powerbank instead of supplied battery pack. Headlamp itself has USB-C male connector.

This would be very convenient (and cost effective) for longer mountain projects, to have a pover bank in the backpack and use a longer cable to the headlamp. I know that the connection itself won't be IP protected any more, but that's fine.

 

[KITROBASKIN]

Some devices can be powered while charging. I looked at the link but could not confirm this Petzl can do that. Have you tried?

The supplied battery pack is described as being able to be used as a powerbank, right? Get a spare one of those?

 

[yovoSI]

Some devices can be powered while charging. I looked at the link but could not confirm this Petzl can do that. Have you tried?

The supplied battery pack is described as being able to be used as a powerbank, right? Get a spare one of those?

No, the battery pack can't be charged while in use, since it only has one USB-C (female) connector.
Yes, best thing would be to buy a spare battery pack. But I'm looking for alternatives as they're crazy expensive and also exchanging the battery in the dark is not something one looks forward to.

I was hoping to power the head unit directly from powerbank, but it doesn't work. Possibly I could also build battery pack with 18650 and USB-C connector. Will have to test it though.

 

[Szemhazai]

If they were following the same ideas as in nao - the light head can be powered directly from single 18650 cell - you only need to find which connectors are responsible for power supply.

The theory pinout looks crazy, but i think that there wont be more than 4 wires connected to that plug.

Plus i.e. ntc thermistor that will confirm for the head "I'm genuine Petzl battery pack" not some Chinese power bank

At least that is how it was working the old nao:

 

[LCuinu]

Not sure if you got an answer on this, but yes, I use a single 18650 cell power bank with a short usb cable (think I added an adapter to that as well. No reactive mode but does the job

 

[letschat7]

Carry two of them and use the other as you charge the other.