Registered: Jan 2001
Location: Misplaced Canuck in Charleston SC
Posts: 257

Solar charger

Hey, there's a review of a nifty looking solar charger over at PalmInfocenter.com
Produces 5V, 400mA. Folds up to something that looks only a little bit longer than an Edge. The reviewer only used it on an M505, but I'm sure with a little bit of clever hacking it could be adapted.

The people that make the solar cells are at http://www.plastecs.com/. Their website only lists Palm units that they're compatible with, but they say they can easily adapt it to others.

I think I'm tempted...

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Registered: May 2000
Location: St. Paul, MN
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I actually thought the exact same thing. And IF I go backpacking in August.. I might get me one of those for reviewing unluckily though the Prism draw 1.5AMPS! to charge. This only supplies like 1/4 of that so it will be a slow charge. It has the voltage though .coolio!

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Registered: Jan 2001
Location: Misplaced Canuck in Charleston SC
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wow, that's a pretty big honking current draw. are you sure you're not looking at the battery capacity (1500 mAh maybe?). must charge up the battery pretty quick if it draws 1500 mA.
In the review, it only took a little over an hour to recharge an M505. Even at 400 mA, it probably wouldn't take much longer to charge up a Prism. What's the mAh on the Prism battery?

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Registered: Oct 2000
Location: Arlington, TX
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My Prism doesn't like to charge on anything below 5.5v. Doubt it will
work with a Prism.

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Originally posted by gadgetguru
My Prism doesn't like to charge on anything below 5.5v. Doubt it will
work with a Prism.

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Registered: Oct 2000
Location: Arlington, TX
Posts: 334

That would probably work.

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