To recharge/run mobile devices 'in the field'...

EBay offers 10000 mah capacity for 20 odd quid.. eg 'Floureon' does that seem OK?

Some also have solar panels on... are the solar panels worth bothering with?

Any other experiences, guidance etc on the topic appreciated.

TIA

Jim K

"JimK" wrote in message
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To recharge/run mobile devices 'in the field'...

EBay offers 10000 mah capacity for 20 odd quid.. eg 'Floureon' does that
seem OK?

Tad pricey IMO.

Some also have solar panels on... are the solar panels worth bothering
with?

Depends on how you use it, how often you are away
from the mains or a car etc you can charge it from.

Any other experiences, guidance etc on the topic appreciated.

Again, it depends on how you use it and how much portability matters etc.

On Friday, 5 June 2015 13:37:49 UTC+1, JimK wrote:
To recharge/run mobile devices 'in the field'...

EBay offers 10000 mah capacity for 20 odd quid.. eg 'Floureon' does that seem OK?

no link ?

I've used one that I got from RS but it was a lower capacity.
It's charged my ipod OK.


Some also have solar panels on... are the solar panels worth bothering with?

depends on the claims and whether you'll be leaving it in sunlight for most of the day and of course how much extra they 'charge' for it.
is it a light charge ;-)




Any other experiences, guidance etc on the topic appreciated.

TIA

Jim K

On 05/06/15 13:37, JimK wrote:
To recharge/run mobile devices 'in the field'...

EBay offers 10000 mah capacity for 20 odd quid.. eg 'Floureon' does that seem OK?

Some also have solar panels on... are the solar panels worth bothering with?

Any other experiences, guidance etc on the topic appreciated.

TIA

Jim K


I'd go for RavPower for that sort of price - I had one and it was bloody
excellent. Don't need it much now I have a Note 3 (the Galaxy S2 was a
bitch for eating batteries) - but I did dig it out for a walking holiday.

http://www.ravpower.com/

/I'd go for RavPower for that sort of price - I had one and it was bloody excellent. /q

Which model? They ave at least 3 I can see...

TA
Jim K

// EBay offers 10000 mah capacity for 20 odd quid.. eg 'Floureon' does that seem OK?

no link ? /q


EBay 331525196190 ??

Jim K

I want one with pedals.
Brian

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"JimK" wrote in message
...
To recharge/run mobile devices 'in the field'...

EBay offers 10000 mah capacity for 20 odd quid.. eg 'Floureon' does that
seem OK?

Some also have solar panels on... are the solar panels worth bothering
with?

Any other experiences, guidance etc on the topic appreciated.

TIA

Jim K

On Friday, 5 June 2015 15:46:36 UTC+1, JimK wrote:
// EBay offers 10000 mah capacity for 20 odd quid.. eg 'Floureon' does that seem OK?

no link ? /q


EBay 331525196190 ??

this is the type I have
ebay 111585388960

On 05/06/15 15:36, JimK wrote:
/I'd go for RavPower for that sort of price - I had one and it was bloody excellent. /q

Which model? They ave at least 3 I can see...

TA
Jim K


The biggest

They do not sell my current one now (3 years old) but I went for the
biggest capacity at the time. Nice thing was that one port was high
current output and it did actually charge a Samsung at a sensible rate.

On 05/06/2015 14:56, Tim Watts wrote:
On 05/06/15 13:37, JimK wrote:
To recharge/run mobile devices 'in the field'...

EBay offers 10000 mah capacity for 20 odd quid.. eg 'Floureon' does
that seem OK?

Some also have solar panels on... are the solar panels worth bothering
with?

Any other experiences, guidance etc on the topic appreciated.

TIA

Jim K


I'd go for RavPower for that sort of price - I had one and it was bloody
excellent. Don't need it much now I have a Note 3 (the Galaxy S2 was a
bitch for eating batteries) - but I did dig it out for a walking holiday.

http://www.ravpower.com/

I'll back that up. I bought this one about 2 months ago:
http://www.ravpower.com/15000mah-por...ank-black.html

It is brilliant.

Anker, available on Amazon, seem a good brand, I have had two

On 05/06/2015 13:37, JimK wrote:
To recharge/run mobile devices 'in the field'...

EBay offers 10000 mah capacity for 20 odd quid.. eg 'Floureon' does that seem OK?

Some also have solar panels on... are the solar panels worth bothering with?

Any other experiences, guidance etc on the topic appreciated.

TIA

Jim K


I'm thinking about one of these, I'll let you know if its any good
when/if I buy one.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mondpalast-W.../dp/B00ML5NSXS

/I'm thinking about one of these, I'll let you know if its any good
when/if I buy one. /q

Ill be sure to wait ....

Jim K

Remember the good ol' days when you could simply clip a fresh battery into
your phone?

--
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Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

/Remember the good ol' days when you could simply clip a fresh battery into
your phone?/q

Er no?

Jim K

On 06/06/2015 14:58, JimK wrote:
/Remember the good ol' days when you could simply clip a fresh battery into
your phone?/q

Er no?

Jim K


You a teenager?

On Fri, 5 Jun 2015 05:37:47 -0700 (PDT), JimK
wrote:

To recharge/run mobile devices 'in the field'...

EBay offers 10000 mah capacity for 20 odd quid.. eg 'Floureon' does that seem OK?

Some also have solar panels on... are the solar panels worth bothering with?

Any other experiences, guidance etc on the topic appreciated.

I bought a TeckNet Power Bank 12000mAh for about GBP 15 or so, and
it's been fine.

They will do what they say, but IMO:

1. The rated capacity is what they store, not what you'll get out of
them (they're not 100% efficient). So 12,000mAh is probably around
10,000 mAh. Which is still plenty.

2. They need a minimum current draw to stay on. Mine will charge a
phone or tablet (obviously, because that's what it's meant for), and
it will run a raspberry pi which draws about 0.5 amps. But it won't
run an Arduino uno which draws about 0.05 amps: it runs for about ten
seconds then switches off.

3. Many/most of these USB power banks can't be charged at the same
time as providing power. So you can't use them as a ghetto UPS for
USB-powered devices.

On Sat, 06 Jun 2015 16:50:10 +0100, stuart noble wrote:

On 06/06/2015 14:58, JimK wrote:
/Remember the good ol' days when you could simply clip a fresh battery
into your phone?/q

Er no?

Jim K


You a teenager?

Well, he still hasn't mastered proper quoting.

/Well, he still hasn't mastered proper quoting. /q

Hohoho

Jim K

On Sat, 06 Jun 2015 13:20:40 -0700, JimK wrote:

/Well, he still hasn't mastered proper quoting. /q

Hohoho

Jim K

QED

Dave Plowman (News) wrote

Remember the good ol' days when you could
simply clip a fresh battery into your phone?

You still can if you want to be able to do that.

In article ,
Rod Speed wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote

Remember the good ol' days when you could
simply clip a fresh battery into your phone?

You still can if you want to be able to do that.

It was a simple job on my last phone. Not so easy on this one. And isn't
it impossible with some?

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*I finally got my head together, now my body is falling apart.

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

/Worse than a teenager, then./q

Well well, Fancy you turning out sweaty:-)

Jim K

/QED/q

OCD

Jim K

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Rod Speed wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote

Remember the good ol' days when you could
simply clip a fresh battery into your phone?

You still can if you want to be able to do that.

It was a simple job on my last phone.

Same with my previous phone, a Nokia N95 8GB.

Not so easy on this one. And isn't it impossible with some?

Yes, it isn't possible with any iphone or the latest Samsung Galaxy S6
either.

But there are still phones where you can if you want to be able to do that.

In message , "Dave Plowman (News)"
writes
In article ,
Rod Speed wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote

Remember the good ol' days when you could
simply clip a fresh battery into your phone?

You still can if you want to be able to do that.

It was a simple job on my last phone. Not so easy on this one. And isn't
it impossible with some?

Yes, the trend is towards fixed batteries. (the one in my phone is,
though it seems an easy enough job to replace it if it starts to die)

I don't think even with easily replaceable batteries I ever carried a
spare though. It's one of those things that gets some people chuntering
away on tech websites, but the number of people who have actually ever
carried a round a spare battery must be very small.
--
Chris French

On 05/06/2015 13:37, JimK wrote:

To recharge/run mobile devices 'in the field'...

Depends how in the field you intend to be and for how long.

EBay offers 10000 mah capacity for 20 odd quid.. eg 'Floureon' does that seem OK?

The sweet spot is probably a smaller 4Ah unit if size & weight is an
issue. If you have a car nearby an adapter for that wins hands down.

Some also have solar panels on... are the solar panels worth bothering with?

Possibly if you have something that needs to work in a wilderness or
always be ready as an emergency backup if there is a mains failure. A
couple of thin mirrors will improve the solar panel output at the risk
of cooking it. Mine (a freebie from some conference) has saved the day
when our house mains went down with my mobile almost out of juice.

Weather and dust proofing is also a factor if it has to survive the
rough and tumble of an outdoor wilderness existence. I have wrecked a
mobile phone by fresh water immersion.

Any other experiences, guidance etc on the topic appreciated.

Depending on what you want it for there are endless choices. I now have
one with solar panels that sits in a window most of the time and a
smaller compact rectangular one that requires charging before use.

--
Regards,
Martin Brown

In article ,
Chris French wrote:
I don't think even with easily replaceable batteries I ever carried a
spare though. It's one of those things that gets some people chuntering
away on tech websites, but the number of people who have actually ever
carried a round a spare battery must be very small.

I don't either. But then the thread is about a device to re-charge a
device 'in the field' so presumably most likely a phone?

--
*Oh, what a tangled website we weave when first we practice *

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

On Fri, 5 Jun 2015 05:37:47 -0700 (PDT), JimK
wrote:

To recharge/run mobile devices 'in the field'...

EBay offers 10000 mah capacity for 20 odd quid.. eg 'Floureon' does that seem OK?

Some also have solar panels on... are the solar panels worth bothering with?

Any other experiences, guidance etc on the topic appreciated.

TIA

late to the party mode

Something like this is a tad more versatile

Start you car or bike as well as all the rest.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400933688260
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