[Q] What about this solar charger?

[MyCanSeeYou]

Hi I was thinking about methods of keeping my Desire HD alive without downtime, and found this.
It claims it's 4000mAh, what are the chances that it really is?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4000mAh-Solar-Power-Battery-Mobile-iPhone-iPad-iPod-Android-Phone-Charger-/230801440245

Also found this one

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-USB-Devices-Universal-Solar-Battery-Charger-for-i-Phone-i-Pod-Android-Phon-/110901474863

I would just buy another battery, but I'm going to upgrade soon and I would like the keep the charger for the next phone.

Thanks

 

[neiko]

hmmm

Hi I was thinking about methods of keeping my Desire HD alive without downtime, and found this.
It claims it's 4000mAh, what are the chances that it really is?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4000mAh-Solar-Power-Battery-Mobile-iPhone-iPad-iPod-Android-Phone-Charger-/230801440245

Also found this one

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-USB-Devices-Universal-Solar-Battery-Charger-for-i-Phone-i-Pod-Android-Phon-/110901474863

I would just buy another battery, but I'm going to upgrade soon and I would like the keep the charger for the next phone.

Thanks

well, it all depends on what your after. are you looking to charge your phone by using this thing in the sun? in which case forget it. while the capacity is there, the PV panel that is on there wont charge the battery it's attached to for about 4 days in bright sunshine, it's simply not big enough.

if you're looking for just a portable battery to plug your phone into, then ok, it should do something like 3 full charges of an empty phone battery, before you have to plug it into usb to charge it up again

if you're looking to charge your phone only by using the sun (like going camping or something) have a look at this instead

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5W-1A-5V-...neChargers&hash=item4ab9d45d50#ht_5401wt_1163

i have 2 of these and they are great, you get about 1200 mA @ 5VDC in bright sun and it chages almost as fast as plugin charger.

hope this helps


Neiko

 

[benmeroff]

well, it all depends on what your after. are you looking to charge your phone by using this thing in the sun? in which case forget it. while the capacity is there, the PV panel that is on there wont charge the battery it's attached to for about 4 days in bright sunshine, it's simply not big enough.

if you're looking for just a portable battery to plug your phone into, then ok, it should do something like 3 full charges of an empty phone battery, before you have to plug it into usb to charge it up again

if you're looking to charge your phone only by using the sun (like going camping or something) have a look at this instead

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5W-1A-5V-...neChargers&hash=item4ab9d45d50#ht_5401wt_1163

i have 2 of these and they are great, you get about 1200 mA @ 5VDC in bright sun and it chages almost as fast as plugin charger.

hope this helps


Neiko

So does that work with the Desire HD?

 

[MyCanSeeYou]

Hi, thank you for your reply. Considering what you've said, I'll probably go with the one with the higher capacity, because I pretty much do want it for a portable charger. Thanks again

Sent from my Desire HD using xda app-developers app

 

[emptyto]

Very nice!

 

[WingZer0n]

I got a Primo portabable charger....it can charge the phone up from almost flat to full charge in 1.5hrs....which is the same as a wall output...and it can charge the DHD up to almost 7x before I need to recharge the charger.

 

[ScouseReaper]

is there a link for that primo battery?

 

[fankosh]

nice idea

i will try it

 

[YdLeet]

I'm tempted to try it out.

 

[BerlinBlackout]

:silly:Hm...

 

[Trig0r]

Notice your in the UK..

http://www.ebuyer.com/search?sort=price+ascending&q=powerocks&page=1

I got the Stone 3 a while back, works a treat..

 

[alb0603]

this would be cool for hiking

 

[Wekkel]

this would be cool for hiking

Got a similar pack as relation gift. It is stated to be fully recharged on sunlight in 6-hours with full (summer) sunlight. In reality, it will probably be closer to 2 days to get a proper refill. Anyway, with some 3000-4000maH on board is is a nice emergency battery solution to have in your bag. Mine can be charged by normal electricity as well.