Intel Edison generic calculator shield photo journal

[Claudio L.]

(03-20-2015 08:45 AM)MarkHaysHarris777 Wrote:  The edison board barely gets warm... so, based on an alkaline 9v battery being about 586 mAh (my four pack is then 2344 mAh) means that clicking away at PI for several hours my 9v four-pack will keep this thing powered for 19.5 hours.

That's encouraging. A pack of 4 rechargeable AA's (2000 mAh) should keep it running at full throttle for about 8 hours then. That's not bad at all, considering in a calculator it will be idling a lot.