Fnaar
Smutmaster General
- Location
- Thumberland
I just got a small solar charger from Clas Ohlsen (the one I got isn't on their website, or at least I can't find it). It was 7 or 8 quid. The first one I got didn't work at all, but I took it back and was told they sell well, with mine being only the 2nd return. It won't do a spectacular job (specs are 1100 mAh and 5V output, whatever those mean!!) but I tried it this evening, and in 1 and a bit hours, it took my HTC Desire S from 35% to 90% before running out of juice itself. I bought it for 'emergency' charges, so that'll do me nicely.
The instruction leaflet was honest enough, and said it needs 22 hours (I think) in full sunlight to get a full charge (i.e. it ain't gonna happen) but you can fully charge it on a USB in an hour or so, and keep it topped up in the sun, I guess. I forgot to say that I charged mine USB stylee last night, then left it on the sunny-ish windowsill of my office today. It was still charged up enough this evening to do the phone as described above. It's about the size of a 5th generation iPod Nano (see wikipedia), and I reckon you could strap it to your handlebars if you so desired.
The instruction leaflet was honest enough, and said it needs 22 hours (I think) in full sunlight to get a full charge (i.e. it ain't gonna happen) but you can fully charge it on a USB in an hour or so, and keep it topped up in the sun, I guess. I forgot to say that I charged mine USB stylee last night, then left it on the sunny-ish windowsill of my office today. It was still charged up enough this evening to do the phone as described above. It's about the size of a 5th generation iPod Nano (see wikipedia), and I reckon you could strap it to your handlebars if you so desired.
