[pct-l] Solar Charger - Powerfilm to Peek Pronto

[Randy Forsland]

I was able to successfully charge mt iphone 3GS. The iphone was fully
discharged at the time and charged to full within an hour..

Does the L6 have a special charging circuit like my old razr has ?/ I could
never get that phone to charge from anything other than the motorola razr
charger. I saw an explanation on the web about it once. It required a hack
of the cable to put a certain resistance on the data pins so that the razr
would be fooled into thinking that it was connected to an authorized
charger.

Fortunately, the new iphones don't require anything special...

I am going to field test it this weekend on a small two day outing..I'll
start with depleted eneloops and see how well they charge with the unit tied
to my pack...and I know that I can definitely run my iphone out of
juice..I'll report back on Monday/..

Redwood

On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 4:15 PM, Eugene Leafty <atetuna at hotmail.com> wrote:

> So quick update.  The Powerfilm USB&AA charger seems to charge the 2000 mah
> Sanyo Eneloop batteries quickly.  I haven't tested it from fully discharged
> batteries, and may not be able to before I start my hike.  I did verify a
> full charge according to my Lacrosse charger.
>
> Charging the Peek Pronto is still being figured out.  When charging indoors
> without any sunlight (charger folded up), sometimes it gives the Peek a
> partial charge, and sometimes it seems to discharge the battery.  I called
> Powerfilm up and found out that the 1 amp usb charging rate is with fully
> charged AA batteries and with the charger out in the sun, so I'm testing
> that setup right now.
>
> Now charging my Motorola L6 cell phone has been unsuccessful...I think...at
> least the phone doesn't show that it's charging when hooked up to the
> Powerfilm, whereas the Peek always said it was charging.
>
> Eugene
>
>
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