thread Re: Power bank to power Hub required for scanning? in Hardware Setup & Troubleshooting

Power bank to power Hub required for scanning?

jimmysdoodads — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:12:57 GMT

We are a newish business and are needing to add a barcode scanner to our arsenal in order to keep better inventory and speed up our check out process.

We have a Square Terminal. I was looking to purchase the cordless barcode scanner and hub from Square. We are usually at events with no power. How do you power the Hub at events with no power? Can you use any power bank as long as it has an AC plug? What are the wattage and voltage requirements for the hub? If you are using a power bank which did you purchase and how has that worked for you?

Thank you for your help!!

Re: Power bank to power Hub required for scanning?

rtfulk — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:11:33 GMT

@jimmysdoodads Yes you can run the terminal from a power bank. I would try to run it from a normal cell phone power bank, it wouldn’t last long. If you want mid price range I would buy something from a company like Anker that would power a laptop. That may run you a day depending on the size of it.

Popular options I’ve seen event vendors use include:

Jackery Explorer series
EcoFlow River series
Anker SOLIX power stations

They are a little more expensive, but would last you a day maybe two.