How well will the Airsense 11 handle short power outages?

[Schnoozer]

New CPAP user here.

In a few weeks I'll be spending a couple of weeks on a remote island with generator power. It's pretty reliable, and has been stable for years so I am not overly concerned about full-blown power outage. However, the way the generator works is that it has to stop running for about 1 or 2 minutes about 5 times daily. It's been going on for years, and it pretty predictable. 

My question is, is this much of a concern? I haven't tested this but I would guess that the machine would lose power, then once it regains power it would quickly auto-start and obviously remember all of it's setting, etc. But, is that actually true?

I am also curious about how it would feel to suddenly lose power while wearing the mask. I tried this while awake and it seems like it would definitely wake me up because I'm not getting enough air, but if that happens just once or twice a night I guess I could live with it. 

I am considering a battery but that's more stuff to lug around so trying to learn what's best.

[LyndMc]

Losing CPAP power in the middle of the night, is like being woken up with a hand over your mouth! I have a fairly large UPS on mine for that very reason. When island power goes out, you’ll wake up

[G. Szabo]

I have been using a power outage alarm, which is so noisy that it will wake you up before you suffocate. It costs about ten bucks on Amazon.

[Nightynite]

I think I would be more comfortable with one of those Renogy cpap battery back up along with a dc to dc converter cord. I would think that a medical device like a cpap machine may be picky about interruptions. You could run the cpap at night on the battery backup and charge during the day.

You can get both items on Amazon.

[Yılmaz EBEM]

Frequent power outages can be a pain. That’s why I recommend getting a quiet UPS. Depending on the power of your CPAP device, choosing one that can last 7-8 hours will give good results.

[super7pilot]

The unit itself would be fine.  After all, We in the non-remote world have power outages as well. I have unplugged my machine and the settings were retained.

The big issue is going to be the rather big shock of being awakened via suffocation on a regular basis.

Of course you have several options.

1, deal with the momentary suffocation. 

2, buy or borrow a 12v to 120v inverter, motorcycle battery & trickle charger when you arrive.

3, buy the well over priced ($300+) lithium power pack with it's size/weight issue. As I recall, you said you are limited to one carry on?

4, Is your apnea bad enough that you can't go for two weeks without your machine?


And 5, We are jealous of this first world going to a remote tropical island "problem" you are dealing with.

[SarcasticDave94]

I'd think the inverter method would be energy wasteful, it seems. There's threads here on Apnea Board that discussed battery power and such.

[Tampa Jim]

Jackery 240V2 ... plenty of runtime, SPS functionality, just shy of eight pounds, charge from 0-100% in one hour.
Unit only ... $229.00 currently @ Amazon. However, quite often below $200.00. We paid $179.00 for our units.
We do have 24V ResMed 12V adapters to extend the runtime since they're no inverter loss, but it's not necessary.
Our needs are for longer periods of days. We live in Tampa and like to play Hurricane Jumanji and go lights out.
The portability factor is great. Warranty is five years. Latest LifePO4 technology. USB for charging phones as well.
Hope this helps. Best wishes.

[Schnoozer]

The meditronic battery has the ability to be plugged in to the power while simultaneously powering the CPAP. Or at least thats what it says online

So if that worked, it would be like a very small/light UPS, I think I'll give it a try.