https://community.squareup.com/t5/Archived-Discussions-Read-Only/Battery-Pack-to-run-Square-stand-and-chip-reader/m-p/28602#M60559 <P>The main power need of the Square Stand is to charge the iPad. &nbsp;There are multiple sources you can use for power to run it. &nbsp;I have not used any of these specifically but we do use Anker power batteries all the time for portable charging.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="https://www.amazon.com/ChargeTech-Portable-27000mAh-Approved-External/dp/B0116BX968/ref=sr_1_1?s=wireless&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1484601143&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=ChargeTech" target="_blank">ChargeTech-Portable-27000mAh</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;<A href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HEVEDTG/ref=psdc_7073960011_t1_B01G7656CW" target="_blank">NexGadget 24000mAh</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>If you have the room you could also bypass the fanciness of the compact lithium ion battery packs above and go old school large car battery plus a power inverter I have this one from amazon,&nbsp;<A href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019PTSSPU/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1" target="_blank">power inverter</A>. &nbsp;That should get you a lot longer battery life that the compact one but obviously it is not compact and would take a car charger to charge the battery overnight rather than just plugging it in.</P> Mon, 16 Jan 2017 21:21:36 GMT VanKalkerFarms 2017-01-16T21:21:36Z https://community.squareup.com/t5/Archived-Discussions-Read-Only/Battery-Pack-to-run-Square-stand-and-chip-reader/m-p/28590#M60558 <P>I am opening a mobile sausage cart and want to avoid having to buy a generator just to run my square stand. &nbsp;Is there a battery pack that I can plug the square stand into to keep it running for a shift?</P> Mon, 16 Jan 2017 18:42:40 GMT https://community.squareup.com/t5/Archived-Discussions-Read-Only/Battery-Pack-to-run-Square-stand-and-chip-reader/m-p/28590#M60558 Eatsausageparty 2017-01-16T18:42:40Z https://community.squareup.com/t5/Archived-Discussions-Read-Only/Battery-Pack-to-run-Square-stand-and-chip-reader/m-p/28602#M60559 <P>The main power need of the Square Stand is to charge the iPad. &nbsp;There are multiple sources you can use for power to run it. &nbsp;I have not used any of these specifically but we do use Anker power batteries all the time for portable charging.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="https://www.amazon.com/ChargeTech-Portable-27000mAh-Approved-External/dp/B0116BX968/ref=sr_1_1?s=wireless&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1484601143&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=ChargeTech" target="_blank">ChargeTech-Portable-27000mAh</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;<A href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HEVEDTG/ref=psdc_7073960011_t1_B01G7656CW" target="_blank">NexGadget 24000mAh</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>If you have the room you could also bypass the fanciness of the compact lithium ion battery packs above and go old school large car battery plus a power inverter I have this one from amazon,&nbsp;<A href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019PTSSPU/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1" target="_blank">power inverter</A>. &nbsp;That should get you a lot longer battery life that the compact one but obviously it is not compact and would take a car charger to charge the battery overnight rather than just plugging it in.</P> Mon, 16 Jan 2017 21:21:36 GMT https://community.squareup.com/t5/Archived-Discussions-Read-Only/Battery-Pack-to-run-Square-stand-and-chip-reader/m-p/28602#M60559 VanKalkerFarms 2017-01-16T21:21:36Z