Daniel.Li wrote: > On Mon, 2009-05-04 at 16:35 +0100, Christian Gagneraud wrote: >>> latest news from factory. >>> >>> YL-S01: 26.47 USD 2400mAh/3.7V >>> YL-S02: 20.59 USD 1800mAh/3.7V >>> YL-S03: 10.00 USD 1350mAH/3.7V >> Hi Daniel, >> >> I use to use this kind of solar charger (a YB-E5008) during my last >> holidays (3 weeks in Iceland, by bike), and i can tell you that they >> are not suitable for smartphone. I couldn't keep my Nokia N95/8GB >> charged. >> When they say that you can charge your solar charger with sun light >> in >> 8/12H, it means actually 8/12h exposed under the sun light at its >> zenith, on the equator of the earth! >> By experience, i can tell you that you will need _at least_ two sunny >> days to get it charged properly (during which you took care of >> orienting the charger as the sun moves). > > Thanks for you info. And it's very useful. I found that YB-E5008 has > only 3.6V/1100mAH. > http://y-toshenzhentech.itm.com.cn/532951/solar-charge-yb-e5008-for-mobile-phone-mp34.htm
Actually, i've looked inside my charger, and the battery is definitely a 2.1Ah. It looks like different manufacturer use same name for _almost_ the same device, yeah, almost... > > Well, I have to re-check it with factory before I buy one :) >> You have to be aware of these constraints as well: >> - You can't charge your phone while you charge the charger itself > > YL-S** series can charge your phone when the charger is charged with > solar energy board :) > >> - If the charger is not fully charge (the light is not green), it >> won't charge your phone, _at all_! > > Humm, I have checked with factory. LED of YL-S** series only indicates > how much battery is left. And even it shows red, it can still charge the > FR. Yeah, with mine i couldn't charge a N95, to tell you the truth i was very disappointed with this charger... > > 70%-100% Green > 30%-70% Orange > 0%-30% red > > Of course, I think we had better to test it. And I think you are right > the higher capacity the better :) > >> As well, i would advice to use a charger which has at least 2 times >> the capacity of your phone (FR has a 3.7V/1200mAh battery). >> >> On the 3 chargers you propose here, and the 3 chargers i've proposed >> earlier, i would be only interested in 2 of them:, the SC019 and the >> SC020, mainly because these are the only ones which has internal >> battery with a capacity >= 3000Ah > > Yeah, I have checked with them again. They have larger capacity > 3.0/3.5/4.0Ah wow, 4Ah, do you have any links? Chris > > But the price is a little bit higher. :) >> Regards, >> Chris >> _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
