Finally, I have been keeping my eyes out for one of them solar chargers which are compatible with iPhone 3G! Tada! See if your device works on the Compatibility List.
Freeloader Portable Solar Charger is an advanced portable charging system that can power any hand held device anywhere, anytime. The Freeloader gets power from its solar panels or via a supplied charging cable that plugs into your computers USB port. Once charged, the internal Li-Ion battery can power an iPod for 18hours, a mobile phone for 44 hours, PSP for 2.5 hours a PDA for 22 hours and much more. Supplied in a tough but stylish aluminium body, Freeloader can take the knocks of every day life whether on a business trip in New York, back packing in the Andes or chilling on a Caribbean beach.
More info: iPhone Solar Charger
This charger as available at Thinkgeek! And I happen to have a discount code for you. Use code ’brains’ to receive $5 off on orders of $25 and $10 off on orders of $50 and above!
Mykie wrote,
I got a free loader charger a week ago but it does not charge my iPhone 3g. Can anyboby help??
Link | June 22nd, 2009 at 3:05 pm
John wrote,
I also have a FreeLoader but don’t use it to charge iPhone 3G as not suitable. The freeloader is incapable of delivering the required current for more than a couple of seconds to charge an iPhone. A freeloader could in theory charge individual batteries which could then be used to charge an iPhone but waste your time. A solar charger to do the job needs to be capable of outputting 5V at 1AH so needs an internal battery rated of at least 5.5V at 2.5AH to be suitable.
Link | June 29th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Simon wrote,
It’s not the amperage. The iPhone is perfectly capable of charging from the 500mA that a standard USB port puts out. The problem is the phone – the 3G and 3GS are designed so that they will not accept a charge unless they detect an appropriate voltage on the USB data pins – which most USB-based charging devices (like the Freeloader) don’t use. It’s certainly possible to get around this – several people have used resistors tapping off the 5V USB power line to provide 2.5V to both the data pins – but it’s fiddly and not particularly neat.
There are a couple of “charge converters” knocking around, made by Ridax and Griffin respectively, which supposedly solve this problem.
Link | June 30th, 2009 at 11:52 am
moon47usaco wrote,
I am having a similar problem with my Blackberry Storm… The charging light goes from the bolt to nothing again after a few seconds once plugged in to the solar/battery charger… As far as i know there are not ant “charge converts” made for the Storm nor could i find one for just the usb…
How do i go about jumping the data pins to give constant charge to the Storm… ??
A DIY web site stating the procedure would be great as i have yet to find one myself… =]
Thanks… =]
Link | August 12th, 2009 at 11:16 pm